How Oregon Got Its Name

Today we kick off our Moniker Miniseries on How the States Got Their Names! We'll start with my home state of Oregon. No one knows for sure how Oregon got its name but historians have provided us with some pretty cool theories. Join us on a journey through Native American economics, European fur wars, and academic bickering!   

Sources:

Websites:
https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/oregon_the_name/#.Xv39521KjIV

https://www.oregon.com/attractions/oregon-state-facts

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50465/thanatopsis

Books:
Project, F. W. (2013). The WPA Guide to Oregon: The Beaver State. Trinity University Press.

Articles:
Phillips. (2001). Fish Mystery: Did the Name of Oregon come from the Smelt-like Ooligan? Smoke Signals. Published.

Elliott, T. (1921). The Origin of the Name Oregon. The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, 22(2), 91-115. Retrieved July 3, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/20610179


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