Portland (Oregon) - General, Cities and towns (by country), Buildings, Computing, Passenger trains, Ships, Sports teams, Art &

45°32N 122°37W, pop (2000e) 529 100. Freshwater port and capital of Multnomah Co, NW Oregon, USA, on the Willamette R; largest city in the state; laid out, 1845; served as a supply point in the 1850s during the California gold rush and later (1897–1900) during the Alaska gold rush; airport; railway; university (1901); machinery, electrical equipment, food processing, wood products, metal goods; trade in timber, grain, aluminium; tourism; professional team, Trail Blazers (basketball).

General

Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general construction usage Portland stone, limestone from the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset Battle of Portland, naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War off Beachy Head in the English Channel

Cities and towns (by country)

In Australia:

Portland, New South Wales, a small town with a cement works Portland, Victoria, a small regional city and port of 12,000 people.

In Canada:

Portland Canal, inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia Portland, Ontario, a small town north of Kingston

In Hong Kong:

Portland Street, arguably the most famous red light district in Hong Kong

In Jamaica:

Portland, Jamaica, parish, located on Jamaica's north-east coast

In New Zealand:

Portland, Northland, a small town south of Whangarei Portland Island, a small island off the Mahia Peninsula.

In the United Kingdom:

Isle of Portland, an island in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset Portland Castle, on the Isle of Portland Portland Harbour, a harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland Portland Place, street in the Marylebone district of central London

In the United States:

Portland, Arkansas, a city of 552.

Buildings

Portland Gallery, art gallery in Westminster, London Portland House, skyscraper in Westminster, London Portland Observatory, last remaining maritime signal tower in the United States in Portland, Maine Portland Public Service Building, building located in Portland, Oregon Portland House (2), at Welbeck DSFC

Computing

The Portland Project is intended to ease the porting of desktop applications to Linux for independent software vendors (ISVs).

Passenger trains

The City of Portland, Union Pacific Railroad operated a passenger train beginning in 1935, ran between Chicago and Portland, Oregon Portland and Ogdensburg Railway, planned railroad planned to connect Portland, Maine to Ogdensburg, New York Portland Streetcar, streetcar system in Portland, Oregon

Ships

SS Portland, a commercial vessel HMS Portland, British Navy ship USS Portland, United States Navy ship

Sports teams

Portland Trail Blazers, NBA basketball team based in Portland, Oregon Portland Winter Hawks, WHL hockey team based in Portland, Oregon Portland Beavers, PCL minor league baseball team based in Portland, Oregon Portland LumberJax, NLL lacrosse team based in Portland, Oregon Portland Timbers, USL soccer team based in Portland, Oregon Portland Sea Dogs, EL minor league baseball team based in Portland, Maine Portland Pirates, AHL minor league hockey team based in Portland, Maine

Art &