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Multiple versions of the coin-toss location have been proposed. It is agreed that the event happened in an Oregon City home in 1845. But the exact home was never explicitly stated at the time.
Multiple versions of the coin-toss location have been proposed. It is agreed that the event happened in an Oregon City home in 1845. But the exact home was never explicitly stated at the time.


Most historians believe the coin toss occurred in the [[Francis Ermatinger House]], the home of [[Hudson's Bay Company]] Chief Trader [[Francis Ermatinger]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Museums, Historic Sites & Transportation |url=http://www.mthoodterritory.com/presskit/museums.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518091413/https://www.mthoodterritory.com/presskit/museums.htm |archivedate=2006-05-18 |accessdate=2009-09-09 |publisher=Mt. Hood Territory}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Portland History—The Town that was Almost Boston |url=http://www.travelportland.com/media/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101150705/http://www.travelportland.com/media/history.html |archive-date=2011-01-01 |accessdate=2009-09-09 |publisher=Travel Portland}}</ref> Because of this and the fact that the the Ermatinger House is the only remaining house of that early period, it is the site officially used to celebrate the event.<ref name=":0" />
Most historians believe the coin toss occurred in the [[Francis Ermatinger House]], the home of [[Hudson's Bay Company]] Chief Trader [[Francis Ermatinger]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Museums, Historic Sites & Transportation |url=http://www.mthoodterritory.com/presskit/museums.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518091413/https://www.mthoodterritory.com/presskit/museums.htm |archive-date=2006-05-18 |access-date=2009-09-09 |publisher=Mt. Hood Territory}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Portland History—The Town that was Almost Boston |url=http://www.travelportland.com/media/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101150705/http://www.travelportland.com/media/history.html |archive-date=2011-01-01 |access-date=2009-09-09 |publisher=Travel Portland}}</ref> Because of this and the fact that the Ermatinger House is the only remaining house of that early period, it is the site officially used to celebrate the event.<ref name=":0" />


Some also theorize that the coin toss occurred in the house of Judge [[Albert E. Wilson]].<ref name=":0" />
Some also theorize that the coin toss occurred in the house of Judge [[Albert E. Wilson]].<ref name=":0" />
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[[Category:History of Portland, Oregon]]
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[[Category:One-cent coins of the United States]]
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 8 July 2024

Coin with a woman's profile with flowing hair and a head band marked "Liberty", surrounded by thirteen stars and an 1835 mint mark below
Portland Penny
coin with the image of a garland of oak leaves surrounding "ONE CENT" and surrounded by "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
(back)

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 City of Portland's two founders, 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[1] with two out of three tosses which Pettygrove won.[2][3] Portland was incorporated in 1851.[4]

The coin, minted in 1835, was found in a safe deposit box left behind by Lovejoy and is now on display in the Oregon Historical Society Museum.[5]

Location

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Multiple versions of the coin-toss location have been proposed. It is agreed that the event happened in an Oregon City home in 1845. But the exact home was never explicitly stated at the time.

Most historians believe the coin toss occurred in the Francis Ermatinger House, the home of Hudson's Bay Company Chief Trader Francis Ermatinger.[6][7] Because of this and the fact that the Ermatinger House is the only remaining house of that early period, it is the site officially used to celebrate the event.[7]

Some also theorize that the coin toss occurred in the house of Judge Albert E. Wilson.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Historic Portland". Pdx History. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  2. ^ "Portland History—The Town that was Almost Boston". Travel Portland. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  3. ^ Orloff, Chet. "Francis Pettygrove (1812-1887)". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Welcome to PdxHistory.com". Pdx History. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  5. ^ Annear, Steve (January 24, 2014). "If Not for a Coin Toss, Portland, Ore., Would Have Been Called Boston". Boston Magazine.
  6. ^ "Museums, Historic Sites & Transportation". Mt. Hood Territory. Archived from the original on 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  7. ^ a b c "Portland History—The Town that was Almost Boston". Travel Portland. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2009-09-09.


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