CSPAN3 Port Of Portland July 1, 2017
Was chosenthis spot as a tort was because there were shelters from the pacific chosen was because there were reports. Inre is a natural harbor portland, the downtown area. The water is naturally deep. There was a Population Center here, which made it a natural port, and all the timber, the fur, and Agricultural Products that were grown in the area, all of that combined made portland what it is today. The first signs of european exploration and settlement came in the late 1700s, captain robert gray was the first explorer to find the mouth of the Columbia River. He sailed into the mouth and disc...