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Brewer Blocks in Portland

...that the Weinhard Brewery (current complex pictured) managed to survive prohibition by producing near-beer, root beer and syrup, which were marketed as "Gourmet Elixirs"?
...that after Oregon's Point Adams Lighthouse changed colors to reduce confusion, it caused a ship to run aground in 1881?
...that Oregon pioneer Levi Scott is the namesake for a town, a valley, and a mountain, as well as the highest peak in Crater Lake National Park?
... that Hillsboro, Oregon-based ClearEdge Power used to be known as Quantum Leap Technology?

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