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Marquam was born in Maryland, and went to law school in Bloomington, IN . He went to California as a "49er" during the Gold Rush of 1849 , and was elected judge in Yolo County . He moved to Portland, OR in 1851, then a small town of under 1000 inhabitants. For many years he was the largest landowner in Multnomah County , Oregon , counting among his holdings Portland's Fulton District and his homestead on Marquam Hill in southwest Portland . The hill was part of a 300 acre (1.2 km²) Donation Land Claim he purchased for $2500 in 1857 from John Donner, brother of George Donner of the ill-fated Donner Party . The hill is now the site of the Oregon Health & Sciences University . Marquam gained a reputation as a transportation advocate and developer. He was instrumental in the formation of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company in 1887. He built the Marquam Grand Opera House in Portland, later renamed the Orpheum Theater. The theater was torn down in the 1970s . He is buried in Riverview Cemetery in Portland. Bearing his name is the Marquam Bridge in Portland, opened in class="copylinks">1966 ; Marquam Hill And The Adjacent Marquam Gulch; Marquam Nature Park; Portland's Marquam Building, At SW 6th And Morrison Streets. The City Of [[Marquam, Oregon is named for a brother. The Marquam Trolley formerly ran between Portland and Council Crest, a popular amusement park and scenic viewpoint. Biography of Judge Marquam in ''History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington'', 1889 {Link without Title} |
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