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Filtering by: Alternative title ssim Report no. 1856-A Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Rural Studies Program Date Unknown

Information regarding the origin of selected Oregon city names

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McArthur, Lewis A. and McArthur, Lewis L.

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Information regarding the origin of 50 city names in Oregon. The attached list includes Lewis L. McArthur's shortened versions of Oregon Geographic Names entries that he kindly allowed to be used for the Oregon Rural Explorer Project.

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trunks of an upright desert plant. The name was used in Oregon because it had a pleasing sound, with no
From the Willamette to the Coast Range

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Adams, James Davis (J.D.)

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, the strength of independence and the value of hard work. To the countrified, work is a religion that
Growing up with Old Jeff

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Powell, Martha Alice

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up with Old Jeff By Martha Alice Powell When I was seven, I rode a big jug‐headed roan named Old
Batting rats

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Powell, Martha Alice

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my parent’s house was some of that really good water. It came from a deep well next to the
Remembering Laurel, Oregon

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Nelson, Gary

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Montesano, Washington to the rural community of Laurel, Oregon. Laurel was, and is still today, a
Vernonia: Rising Over Adversity

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Burch, Nancy and Andersen, Noni

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the meandering Nehalem River will no longer be a curse to the community. 6