Oregon geographic names

Lewis Ankeny McArthur, Lewis L. McArthur

Oregon Historical Society Press, Jun 1, 1992 - History - 957 pages

An Oregon classic since 1928, the sixth edition contains more than 5,000 entries and includes dates of the name's first usage, reasons behind the naming, and more.

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Oregon geographic names

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This edition of a well-known Northwest reference work marks an improvement in and expansion on earlier editions. The first editions of this title were compiled by the current editor's father, Lewis A ...

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A great reference for Oregon, if you are looking for historical information like:
(BLM) Bureau of Land Management
Original community post office locations
Geographic Names Information SystemOregon Department of Transportation
Oregon Historical Society
Oregon Pioneer Association
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Oregon State Highway Division
United States Board of Geographic Names
United States Bureau of Reclamation
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
United States Army Corps of Engineers
United States Forest Service
United States Geological Survey  

Bibliographic information

• Title: Oregon geographic names
• Authors: Lewis Ankeny McArthur, Lewis L. McArthur
• Edition: 6, revised
• Publisher: Oregon Historical Society Press, 1992
• Original from: the University of Virginia
• Digitized: Feb 5, 2008
• ISBN: 0875952364, 9780875952369
• Length: 957 pages
• Subjects: History / United States / General; History / United States / State & Local / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Etymology; Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Etymology; Names, Geographical; Names, Geographical/ Oregon; Oregon