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06Dec

The Railroad Mistake that led to Terwilliger Parkway and OHSU: A History Lesson


(view from Terwilliger Parkway to the east)

There is an often told story that an out-of-town railroad company bought land for a rail yard “sight unseen” in Portland in 1880. They looked at a map and decided that a chunk of land south of downtown Portland would be a good location. What they ended up buying was Marquam Hill, surrounded by steep slopes and inaccessible to trains.


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