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"Montavilla was established September 21, 1891 but for many years operated
as a station of the Portland office. The name Montavilla is a contraction
of Mt. Tabor Villa. The Mt. Tabor Villa addition to the City of Portland
was platted June 11, 1889. The name was cumbersome and the place was immediately
known as Montavilla, and has been ever since. The addition of Montavilla,
platted July 13, 1904, was named long after the name Montavilla was applied
to that part of Portland." ---Oregon Geographic Names 1992
<p>CARROLLOUC@aol.com wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> <b>Help - I need to know for certain the date
of the incorporation of the small town of Montavilla with Portland, OR.</b> <b>My
mother, Rhoda Napier Cooper was born in Montavilla April 14, 1907. She
stated that Montavilla was not incorporated with Portland until 1908. However,
a book by E. Kimbark MacColl gives the date of incorporation as 1906. Can
anyone give me the correct date for certain?</b> <b>I am writing a
story of my life growing up in Montavilla and Parkrose during the Depression
and WWII and would like to have the facts correct.</b> <b>Thank you</b><b>Carroll
(Cooper) Summers</b></blockquote>
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