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Portland Penny : ウィキペディア英語版 | Portland Penny The Portland Penny is the name subsequently given to a specific copper matron head one-cent coin, used to decide the name of Portland, Oregon, United States. The two founders of Portland, Francis Pettygrove from Portland, Maine and Asa Lovejoy from Boston, Massachusetts, both wanted to name the fledgling site—then known as ''The Clearing''—after their respective home towns. The coin toss was decided in 1845〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Historic Portland ) 〕 with two out of three tosses which Pettygrove won.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Portland History—The Town that was Almost Boston ) 〕 The toss occurred in the parlor of the Ermatinger House, in Oregon City. This house, the oldest in Clackamas County, is now a museum.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Museums, Historic Sites & Transportation ) 〕 Portland was incorporated in 1849.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Welcome to PdxHistory.com ) 〕 The coin, minted in 1835, is now on display in the Oregon Historical Society Museum. == References ==
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