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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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