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Things Unexpectedly Named After People
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this post was submitted on 05 Mar 2024
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Two Portland neighborhoods built on cleared forest are called Sellwood and Moreland. When I heard they were named after people, I thought it was a joke. Further, Moreland was a real estate agent.