Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p William Overton was a pioneer of the Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In the mid-1840s he purchased the land claim, along with Asa Lovejoy, for the site which would become Portland, Oregon. Overton sold his share shortly thereafter to Francis Pettygrove.According to historian Harvey W. Scott, who published a comprehensive history of Portland in 1890, little was known about Overton.. }
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- William_Overton_(Portland_founder) comment "William Overton was a pioneer of the Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In the mid-1840s he purchased the land claim, along with Asa Lovejoy, for the site which would become Portland, Oregon. Overton sold his share shortly thereafter to Francis Pettygrove.According to historian Harvey W. Scott, who published a comprehensive history of Portland in 1890, little was known about Overton.".