Portland Oregon history by Dan Haneckow
The Lives of Nancy Boggs
Nancy Boggs and her floating brothel are firmly established in Portland's mythology. Writings on her range from unquestioning acceptance to well-reasoned debunking. Most commentary dates prior to exponential increases of online archives and improvements in OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software. Through those developments, the story's evolution is traceable and a determination can be made of its relative truth.