Jun 01, 2007 - Portland, Oregon, USA - Portland lies about 70 miles from the Pacific Coast in the state of Oregon, straddling the Willamette River just south of its confluence with the Columbia River. Portland vies with other western cities as the spiritual capital of the laid-back northern Pacific coast. However, it does so in a way that mixes big-city dynamics with small-town friendliness. Pictured: In 1912, Simon Benson, lumberman and civic leader, commissioned 20 drinking fountains with a $10,000 gift. He wanted to offer loggers something cold on the streets to quench their thirst. By 1917

Jun 01, 2007 - Portland, Oregon, USA - Portland lies about 70 miles from the Pacific Coast in the state of Oregon, straddling the Willamette River just south of its confluence with the Columbia River. Portland vies with other western cities as the spiritual capital of the laid-back northern Pacific coast. However, it does so in a way that mixes big-city dynamics with small-town friendliness. Pictured: In 1912, Simon Benson, lumberman and civic leader, commissioned 20 drinking fountains with a $10,000 gift. He wanted to offer loggers something cold on the streets to quench their thirst. By 1917 Stock Photo

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Jun 01, 2007 - Portland, Oregon, USA - Portland lies about 70 miles from the Pacific Coast in the state of Oregon, straddling the Willamette River just south of its confluence with the Columbia River. Portland vies with other western cities as the spiritual capital of the laid-back northern Pacific coast. However, it does so in a way that mixes big-city dynamics with small-town friendliness. Pictured: In 1912, Simon Benson, lumberman and civic leader, commissioned 20 drinking fountains with a $10, 000 gift. He wanted to offer loggers something cold on the streets to quench their thirst. By 1917, the City had installed 40 fountains - known as Benson Bubblers - throughout downtown. There are now 52 Benson Bubblers (four-bowl fountains (Credit Image: Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMAPRESS.com)

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