Stumptown
Regional
- Meaning
- Portland, OR: nickname dating to the 1840s logging boom.
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- Portland, Oregon
What does “Stumptown” mean
Portland's oldest nickname, from the years after 1847 when the city grew so fast that tree stumps were left in the street because no one had time to remove them. Still affectionately used by locals and businesses (e.g. Stumptown Coffee).
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