Stumptown

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Stumptown may refer to one of several places in the United States:

[edit] Portland, Oregon

• "Stumptown" is a nickname for Portland, Oregon, coined in a period of phenomenal growth in the city after 1847. Portland was growing so rapidly that the stumps of trees cut down to make way for roads were left until manpower could be spared to remove them. In some areas, the stumps remained for so long that locals painted them white to make them more visible, and used them to cross the street without sinking into the mud. In more modern terms, "Stumptown" is humorously used as Portland's nickname to denote the city's lack of tall skyscrapers, the highest being only 546 feet.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Other places

• Whitefish, Montana was also called Stumptown as the area was cleared for the train-station.
• Guerneville, California is the site of an ancient redwood forest, much of which was logged for the rebuilding of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake & fire. Prior to being named after one of the local milling families, Guerneville was called Stumptown for the giant redwood stumps left by the loggers.
• Matthews, North Carolina was originally named Stumptown in the early 1800s after cotton farmers cleared the land, leaving tree stumps everywhere.

[edit] See also

• Stumptown Coffee Roasters, an independent coffee roaster and retailer located in Portland
• Stumptown Comics Fest, an annual Comic Festival held in Portland