Stumptown is a name or
nickname
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that has been applied to several places in the
United States
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(listed alphabetically by state):
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Guerneville, California, was the site of an ancient
coast redwood forest, much of which was
logged for the rebuilding of
San Francisco
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after the
1906 earthquake and fire. Prior to being renamed for one of the local
milling families, Guerneville was called Stumptown for the giant redwood stumps left by the loggers. Each year Guerneville holds its "Stumptown Daze Parade" and a number of local businesses adopted the original name including Stumptown Brewery, Stumptown Nursery and Stumptown Cycles.
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Whitefish, Montana, was called Stumptown as the area was cleared for the train station.
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Matthews, North Carolina, was originally named Stumptown in the early 19th century after
cotton
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farmers cleared the land, leaving
tree stumps everywhere.
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Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
, bears the nickname Stumptown, as well as
several other nicknames. In the mid-19th century, the city's growth led residents to clear a lot of land quickly, but the tree stumps were not immediately removed; in some areas, there were so many that people used to jump from stump to stump to avoid the muddy, unpaved roads.
The nickname is used in the names of several local businesses, including
Stumptown Coffee Roasters, an independent coffee roaster and retailer located in Portland; Stumptown Sewing, a custom sewing and upholstery shop; StumpTown Kilts, a maker of men's and women's modern kilts;
Stumptown (comics)
''Stumptown'' is an American comic book limited series and later ongoing, written by Greg Rucka with art by Matthew Southworth. The first series launched by Oni Press on November 4, 2009 and ran for four issues. A second miniseries began in Sept ...
, a
creator-owned detective fiction
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comic book
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series by
Greg Rucka, set in Portland; the
Stumptown Comics Fest
Stumptown Comics Fest was a comic book convention, held annually in Portland, Oregon from 2004–2013. In the model of the Alternative Press Expo and the Small Press Expo, Stumptown was a forum for artists, writers and publishers of comic art in i ...
, an annual comic book convention held in Portland; Stumptown Syndicate, a Portland-based 501(c)(3) organization working to create resilient, radically inclusive tech and maker communities that empower positive change; Stumptown Dance, a Portland based weekly Swing Dance; and Stumptown Mattress, a Portland based e-commerce mattress brand.
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Stumptown, Indiana
Stumptown is an unincorporated community in Penn Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 St ...
, is an unincorporated community in Parke County.
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Stumptown, Loudoun County, Virginia, is an unincorporated community.
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Stumptown, Northampton County, Virginia
Stumptown is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States
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, is an unincorporated community.
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Stumptown, West Virginia
Stumptown is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the left and right forks of Steer Creek. It was named for Michael Stump III, a pioneer settler. It lies at an elevation of 725 fe ...
, is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County.
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