01-18-2012, 10:32 PM
ztirffritz wrote:
Stumptown is Portland's nickname
http://www.stumpedinstumptown.com/2011/0...stumptown/
That makes it even worse!
Well, the nickname’s origins aren’t so pleasant. Back in the 1800s, loggers nearly strip-mined the forests around Portland for the luxurious lumber provided by the wealth of evergreens that grow in the area. In 1847, growth was so rapid that stumps from trees cleared for roads sat unattended until there was the manpower necessary to remove the stumps. In 1850, Captain John C. Ainsworth was quoted as saying that there were “more stumps than trees” in Portland.
There's always this option, for a quick buzz!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012...p-america/
