Category: History
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Piedmont, Old and New
This is a cut out of a 1901 map of all of Portland. The complete map, which has a decent resolution, is at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B94Urj3OjM7BQUw2Nm5DdDgwMEE Our cutout shows the area of modern Piedmont as it was in 1901 (and a piece of Woodlawn and Humboldt). The whole northern part is the Lewis Love Donation Claim, completely…
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THE LAND THAT BECAME PIEDMONT
Captain Lewis Love, from Illinois, arrived in Oregon in 1850, just in time. The Donation Land Claim act allowed (white) settlers claims of 320 acres and 320 additional acres for their wives, provided both arrived in or before 1850. After 1850 the claim amount was halved to 160 + 160 acres. Note that 160 acres…
Piedmont Neighborhood Association 