Sellwood-Moreland, Portland, Oregon
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History
Sellwood originated as an independent city and as a rival of nearby early Portland on the Script error: No such module "convert". Donation Land Claim of Reverend John Sellwood, who sold the claim in 1882 to the Sellwood Real Estate Company.[1] The town of Sellwood was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 25, 1889.[2] It was annexed by Portland in 1893.[3]
Features
Sellwood has an amusement park named Oaks Park along the river. A bike trail next to railroad tracks above the river is accessible from Sellwood, and links Milwaukie and downtown Portland. The Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge was established in 1988 and has allowed the preservation and protection of numerous species. Walking trails go through the park, traversing woods, meadow and marshland.
Milwaukie Avenue and SE 13th Avenue are the locations of many restaurants, Moreland Theater, specialty retail and neighborhood stores, upscale antique shops, a middle school, and other stores.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Education is provided by the Portland Public School District. Its zoned schools are either Llewelyn or Duniway Elementary, Sellwood Middle School, and Cleveland High School.[4]
References
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External links
- PDF map
- Guide to Sellwood-Moreland Neighborhood - PortlandNeighborhood.com's Sellwood-Moreland page
- The Sellwood Bee - Sellwood's local paper
- Sellwood-Moreland Street Tree Inventory Report
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