Mount Tabor, an extinct volcanic butte in southeast Portland, rises 636 feet above surrounding lowlands and anchors one of the city’s best-known parks. Long before American settlement, Chinook people lived around the butte; later, rail access helped a separate Mount Tabor community grow. The site also reflects Portland’s history of violence and exclusion, including the 1886 forced deportation of more than 100 Chinese workers and Ku Klux Klan activity in the 1920s. Its height made it important to Portland’s water system, with reservoirs built from 1894 to 1911, while its volcanic origins were only recognized in 1913. Today the preserved park remains a major public landscape.

Portland, Oregon · USA