Portland
A breif history
- City
- Portland
- Established
- 0
- Status
- Etymology
- County
- Multnomah
- Established
- 1854
- County Seat
- Portland
- Etymology
- The Indian village of Multnomah on Sauvie Island. The word is derived from nematlnomaq probably meaning downriver. Lewis and Clark made note of the name in 1805 and applied that name to all local Indians.
Refrences: wikipedia, Oregon trade tokens(0-912317-18-3)