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Learn something everyday. Where did that originate from?

 

In the early days of Portland, they were cutting down trees so fast, and the town was growing so fast that most of the stumps were left in the streets. Also the streets were mainly mud because of all the rain. So people would jump from one stump to another so that they would be less muddy.

 

dsoz :)

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In the early days of Portland, they were cutting down trees so fast, and the town was growing so fast that most of the stumps were left in the streets. Also the streets were mainly mud because of all the rain. So people would jump from one stump to another so that they would be less muddy.

 

dsoz :)

Yup :)

 

http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/road2oregon/sa33pdx.html

 

"Portland grew so fast that tree stumps were left in the middle of the roads because no one could spare the time to tend to their removal. Local residents quickly found they could jump from stump to stump and stay above the muddy, unpaved streets -- hence the name "Stumptown." They went so far as to whitewash the stumps to make them more visible."

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