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WHEREAS, if not for the results of an 1845 coin toss by Maine native Francis Pettygrove and Massachusetts native Asa Lovejoy, Portland instead would have been named Boston; and

WHEREAS, the Nob Hill area in Northwest Portland at one time was referred to as "the Boston of the west"; and

WHEREAS, the City of Portland is the birthplace of the legendary Johnny Pesky, for whom the right field foul pole at Fenway Park is named; and

WHEREAS, Red Sox Nation has maintained a long-standing outpost and presence in the Pacific Northwest; and

WHEREAS, Madras, Oregon, native (and former Oregon State Beaver) Jacoby Ellsbury is an active and rostered member of the 2007 American League Championship Red Sox team bound for the World Series;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Portland, for the duration of the 2007 World Series and the celebration of the Boston Red Sox victory, shall be referred to by its residents and others as the City of Boston, Oregon.

courtesy almostboston.com / The One True b!X

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