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	Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oregon is also one of four major world hazelnut growing regions, and produces 95% of the domestic hazelnuts in the United States.
		Oregon City was the first incorporated city west of the Rockies and later, the first capital of the Oregon Territory, from 1848 to 1852, when the territory capital was moved to Salem, Oregon.
		Oregon claims the D River is the shortest river in the world, while the American state of Montana makes the same claim of the Roe River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon (3415 words)

	Oregon Geographic Names - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oregon Geographic Names is an authoritative compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the state of Oregon.
		As of 2003, the book is in its seventh edition (ISBN 087595278X) and is compiled and edited by Lewis L. McArthur, who took over from his father as of the fourth edition, published in 1974.
		It is published by the Oregon Historical Society Press.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon_Geographic_Names (228 words)

	OREGON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As_of_2003, the book is in its seventh edition (ISBN 087595278X) and is compiled and edited by Lewis_L._McArthur, who took over from his father as of the fourth edition, published in 1974.
		The seventh edition contains 6252 entries, with references to another 2679 names scattered throughout the text.
		In its introduction, it identifies six periods in the history of the state which have contributed to the establishment of names there:
	www.gottaorderflowers.com /Oregon_Geographic_Names (173 words)

	Oregon Geographic Names Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Geographic names have been established and standardized in the United States since the 1890's when President Benjamin Harrison signed an executive order establishing the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
		Oregon recognized the same standardization concerns as the federal government early on and organized its own local review process when Governor Chamberlain established the Oregon Geographic Board in 1908.
		All new names proposed and changes considered are researched, reviewed and decided upon by the Oregon Geographic Names Board.
	www.ohs.org /Oregon-Geographic-Names-Board.cfm (477 words)

	Oregon Blue Book Major Heritage and History Organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1999 the Oregon Legislature established a statewide commission (ORS 97.772–97.784) to assist in the coordination of restoration, renovation and maintenance of historic cemeteries statewide.
		Originally named the Oregon Pioneer Cemetery Commission, in 2003 the board was re-titled Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries in recognition of the need for protection of all historic cemeteries.
		It is comprised of 25 appointed board members representing all geographic areas of the state and is served by advisors from government agencies and the private sector.
	bluebook.state.or.us /cultural/history/organizations.htm (1564 words)

	Oregon Geographic Names, 7th ed. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		An Oregon classic since 1928, Oregon Geographic Names is a comprehensive reference to place-names throughout the state.
		Lewis A. McArthur published the first edition of Oregon Geographic Names in 1928 and prepared all or most of the next two editions.
		Retired from a career as an executive with a Portland-based steel firm, McArthur is active in various preservation projects and serves on the Oregon Geographic Names Board.
	www.ohs.org /publications/ogn7.cfm (205 words)

	Oregon Facts: History of Oregon Names (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This is especially true in Oregon, pioneers traveled from the East to the "new frontier" and valleys, creeks, and other landmarks were named along the way.
		In choosing a name for the site, Florence Christy, who at that time was a small child was asked what she like to call the community.
		It was named for Josephine Rollins, the daughter of the discoverer of gold in Josephine Creek, 1851.
	www.webtrail.com /applegate/names.html (2070 words)

	Index Page - 1963 Naming Expedition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1963, W. Kirk Braun proposed names for a series of waterfalls in the Salmon River Gorge, between Linney and Copper creeks.
		The relatively recent discovery and naming of the waterfalls along the Salmon is surprising.
		When viewing the images from the historic naming expedition, it is also hard to imagine that in the 1960s, the federal government was planning to dam the Salmon River to harness the power of these waterfalls, and in building a new trans-Cascade highway through the gorge.
	www.splintercat.org /SalmonRiver/Sept63Index.html (247 words)

	Mail Tribune News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Actually, Bernice, it's spelled McLoughlin, named for Dr. John McLoughlin, who was chief factor (trader) for the Hudson's Bay Co. at Fort Vancouver from 1824 to 1846.
		According to "Oregon Geographic Names," by Lewis L. McArthur, the mountain was first referred to as Mount McLoughlin on a map issued in 1838.
		The Oregon Legislature in 1905 formally named it Mount McLoughlin to honor John McLoughlin, and the name was recognized by the U.S. Bureau of Geographic Names in 1912.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/98/feb98/21298n6.htm (279 words)

	Articles - Garden Home-Whitford, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		According to Oregon Geographic Names, a Garden Home post office was established in 1882.
		Garden Home was an established community when the Oregon Electric Railway was built at the beginning of the 20th century, which named a depot on the line for the community.
		Whitford was a station on the same line, located at the present-day intersection of Allen and Scholls Ferry Roads; the name was created by combining the names of W. White and A.C. Bedford, New York investors who were directors of the railway.
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/Garden_Home-Whitford,_Oregon (508 words)

	[or-roots] Oregon Geographic Names Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was probably named for one of two brothers on the expedition, They were John and Herman.
		I didn't copy all of the information and some was shortened by me as it is getting late.) This is from McArthur's Oregon Geographic Names, 6th ed.
		It was probably named for one of two brothers on the expedition, They=20= were John and Herman.
	www.sos.state.or.us /pipermail/or-roots/2004-June/004816.html (269 words)

	Rogue River Communities
		The discovery of gold in Southern Oregon in the early 1850s made it desirable to provide a county government for that part of the state and accordingly on January 12, 1852, Jackson County was created and named for Andrew Jackson, 7th president of the United States.
		He named the town Table Rock, but a mere landowner has a little influence amid the passions of a booming town, and the name was soon changed to honor the president in the hope that an illustrious name would influence the town's bid as a contender for county seat.
		The name is descriptive of a little nook on the river bank, but is not particularly applicable to the locality of the post office and the highway bridge.
	www2.wi.net /~maracon/lesson15.html (2776 words)

	Genealogy Database for boring, boren (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was named for Charles Boren who took a donation land claim in the vicinity.
		Boren came to Oregon in 1853 from Illinois.
		Office Department and the builders of the interurban railway adopted Boring as the name of the
	www.hitchhikers-guide.com /boring/placenames.html (133 words)

	[or-roots] Oregon Geographic names (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Thank you Diane and all the others who itemized the known Powell person to Powell place name connections, I am sure somewhere in there Jim or Ray had kin.
		The USGS folks were out ther in the 1950's clarifying names and he knew a lot about who what was named for and when so when they had pumped him for info they wanted to know if they could name something for him.
		I guess he said okay, or that he didn't care whichever and they named a knob nearby for him.
	www.sos.state.or.us /pipermail/or-roots/2004-June/004806.html (195 words)

	Oregon Research Strategy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Oregon State Archives, with their online Oregon Historical Records Index, provides an easy-to-search index of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century documents.
		Oregon Federal Census Records - 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920.
		Genealogists who plan a research trip within the state might want to begin their research in Portland, where the Oregon Historical Society's large collection of manuscripts, maps, photographs, vertical files, censuses, and books are easily accessed; or in Salem, where the State Archives and Library offers conveniently centralized copies of many county records.
	www.orednet.org /~clenzen/orres4.html (760 words)

	Research in Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The UO Map Collection is the most comprehensive source for cartographic holdings in Oregon.
		This are available for research by the academic and the public with a request at the Document Center and a two day turnaround time.
		The USGS is the leading agency for mapping and conducting geographical research in the United States.
	www.libweb.uoregon.edu /guides/geography (666 words)

	Oregon Geographic Names Review and price (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		McArthur's Oregon Geographic Names is the definitive "all you need to know about Oregon" text.
		For instance, in discussing the origins of the Willamette river name, McArthur explores the first use of the word in local newspapers, and also calls on linguistic records in order to discover its first use.
		As a student of history, and of Oregon in general, this book is indispensable.
	www.wi-fitechnology.com /Wi-Fi-Products-0875952771.html (582 words)

	979.5 Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Oregon : Lane Co. (EDs 219, 220, 471, 221-236, and 247-261), and Linn Co. (EDs 285-296, 475, 297 and 313) (, DC : U.S. Bureau of the Census,, Washington, D.
		Oregon census 1860 Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry and Douglas.
		Oregon: Och dess Svenska Befolning (Oregon and its Swedish settlers).
	www.gfo.org /library/catalog/979-5.htm (15474 words)

	Applegate Pioneer Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Applegate is an honored name in Oregon history; Jesse, Lindsay and Charles Applegate came to Oregon from Missouri in 1843, and for many years were prominent in pioneer affairs.
		Located at Drain, this pioneer cemetery containing the remains of members of the Applegate family, was named for Charles Drain, pioneer settlers in the locality.
		Drain and his son, John, had sold 60 acres of their land to the railroad for one dollar "in consideration of establishing a station...and laying out a town to be called "Drain." Oregon Geographic Names, Sixth Edition, p.
	www2.wi.net /~census/lesson00.html (271 words)

	UW Press: Search Books in Print (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		An Oregon classic since 1928, Oregon Geographic Names is a comprehensive reference to place names throughout the state.
		Each entry lists the county where the place is located and reports what is known about the origin and meaning of the name.
		Retired from a career as an executive with a Portland-based steel firm, he is active in various preservation projects and serves on the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
	www.washington.edu /uwpress/search/books/MCAORC.html (209 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Oregon Geographic Names (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lewis L. McArthur continues the tradition in this work, which includes more than 5400 entries of state place names that supply dates for when the name was first used, reasons for the choice of name, county in which the site is located, and other useful historical information.
		Although this work focuses just on the state of Oregon, it is much more extensive and current in its area than Place Names of the Pacific Northwest Coast (1969.
		A wide range of readers, from librarians and researchers to travelers and avocational historians, have come to depend on the book’s exhaustive and sometimes quirky entries over the years.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0875952372?v=glance (1046 words)

	Rufus, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Rufus was named for Rufus C. Wallis, the original settler in the community.
		The incorporated City of Rufus is located along the south bank of the Columbia River in Sherman County, five miles east of Bigg's Junction at Highway 97 and I-84.
		The John Day Dam is located at the head of Lake Celilo, 216 miles upstream from the mouth of the Columbia River.
	www.a2zgorge.info /community/towns/rufus.htm (353 words)

	Senate Joint Memorial 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
		(1) We call upon the United States Secretary of the Interior, United States Secretary of Agriculture, United States Board on Geographic Names and Oregon Geographic Names Board to remove the term "squaw" from names of geographic places in the State of Oregon.
		(2) A copy of this memorial shall be sent to the United States Secretary of the Interior, United States Secretary of Agriculture, United States Board on Geographic Names, Oregon Geographic Names Board and to each member of the Oregon Congressional Delegation.
	www.leg.state.or.us /01orlaws/sessresmem.dir/sjm0003.html (296 words)

	[or-roots] Oregon Geographic Names Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		How about Winchester?,my dad lost an arm in a train wreck there in 1916 dpatrick@calweb.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Betty Moreland=20 To: or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us=20 Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 11:47 PM Subject: Re: [or-roots] Oregon Geographic Names Board Have you heard the story about Noti,Oregon.
		A Siuslaw Indian and A = white settler were heading from mapleton to Eugene.
		Glen Jones ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Diane=20 To: or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us=20 Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 4:32 PM Subject: [or-roots] Oregon Geographic Names Board If anyone is interesting in seeing how we arrive at the = names...meet the writer of Oregon Geographic Names...(one fantastic = Lewis McArthur).
	www.sos.state.or.us /pipermail/or-roots/2004-June/004814.html (511 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new.
		Urges United States Secretary of the Interior, United States Board on Geographic Names and Oregon Geographic Names Board to remove term squaw from names of geographic places in State of Oregon.
		(2) A copy of this memorial shall be sent to the United States Secretary of the Interior, United States Board on Geographic Names, Oregon Geographic Names Board and to each member of the Oregon Congressional Delegation.
	www.leg.state.or.us /01reg/measures/sjm1.dir/sjm0003.intro.html (176 words)

	Marys Peak, Oregon (Mountains)
		It is located in the Siuslaw National Forest south of Highway 20, connecting Newport and Corvallis.
		According to "Oregon Geographic Names," the Indian name was "Chintimini." At later dates, it was also called Mouse Mountain, before the name Marys Peak became established by connection with Marys River, which runs north of the mountain.
		Although there are higher peaks in Oregon mountains along the coast, they are south of the Coquille River and are actually part of the Siskiyou Mountain Range.
	www.ohwy.com /or/m/maryspk.htm (132 words)

	State Postal History, L - W (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		These volumes are normally of non-philatelic origin and usually give the post office name along with a brief history, location and often establishment and discontinuance dates.
		Most Place Name volumes are published by State Universities and Historical Societies and are often difficult for us to locate, if you know of one that we don't list please drop us a line.
		Oregon, Rajneesh and the US Postal Service by Bert Webber Rajneesh's postal service from it's founding in 1983 to the end in 1986 including the squabbles with the Antelope, Oregon post office.
	www.pbbooks.com /stateb.htm (4227 words)

	Mail Tribune News
		The valley just north of the Table Rocks is named after Chief Sam, an Upper Takelma Indian leader who once lived in the area, according to the 1992 edition of Oregon Geographic Names.
		Chief Sam died on the reservation in 1861 at age 60.
		As for an apostrophe showing possession in a place name, that died when the U.S. Board of Geographic Names, a division of the U.S. Geological Survey, deemed it just too cumbersome.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/97/sept/92597n9.htm (553 words)

	Monty and June: Geographic Names
		I stumbled across the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names while looking up something about Art and Architecture.
		You can search for the names of nations, inhabited places (e.g.
		It includes every variant of a name you might find on a map (e.g.
	www.montyandjune.com /archives/000038.html (171 words)

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