Ebook {Epub PDF} Oregon Geographic Names by Lewis A. McArthur

 · An Oregon classic since , Oregon Geographic Names is a comprehensive reference to place names throughout the state. 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. The seventh edition is significantly expanded, with more than 6, /5(6). OREGON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES By LEWIS A. MCARTHUR INTRODUCTORY NOTE For introductory note by the editor of the Oregon Historical Quarterly and for preface by Mr. McArthur, see page of the Quarterly for December, Mr. McArthur is particularly anxious for corrections, criticisms and additions for this and previous installCreated Date: Z. He acted on that belief through decades of work documenting Oregon placenames by serving on the Oregon Geographic Names Board from to and compiling and publishing four editions of Oregon Geographic Names. McArthur was born in Portland on , about two weeks after his father—Lewis Ankeny “Tam” McArthur—began compiling research on Oregon placenames.

OREGON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES By LEWIS A. MCARTHUR INTRODUCTORY NOTE An enterprise of the highest order of importance for kindling and sustaining interest in Oregon history is inaugurated by Lewis A. Mc Arthur with his first installment in this number of the Quarterly on "Oregon Geographic Names." Mr. McArthur indicates in his state. Oregon Geographic Names is a fascinating listing of the place names of Oregon compiled by Lewis McArthur in a first edition in It was published in revised editions in , , , and this edition in The book begins by introducing McArthur himself, explaining how he was appointed to the Oregon Geographic Board in by. By Lewis A. McArthur and Lewis L. McArthur. An Oregon classic since , Oregon Geographic Names is a comprehensive reference to place-names throughout the state. Generations of readers, from librarians and researchers to travelers and people interested in Oregon history, have used and enjoyed this fascinating and definitive resource. The seventh edition is significantly expanded, with more.

By Lewis A. McArthur and Lewis L. McArthur. An Oregon classic since , Oregon Geographic Names is a comprehensive reference to place-names throughout the state. Generations of readers, from librarians and researchers to travelers and people interested in Oregon history, have used and enjoyed this fascinating and definitive resource. An Oregon classic since , Oregon Geographic Names is a comprehensive reference to place names throughout the state. 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. The seventh edition is significantly expanded, with more than 6, entries, arranged alphabetically. OREGON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES named because of the United States Indian Agency at Grand Ronde, which was established in pioneer days. AGENCY HILL, Klamath County. This is a prominent landmark just north of Klamath Indian Agency. The Klamath Indian name is Yanaldi, which indicates the ridge extending from Klamath Agency to a point north of Fort Klamath.