Oregon geographic names

Title:

Author:

McArthur, Lewis A. (Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951.

ISBN:

9780875952772

9780875952789

Edition:

7th ed., rev. and enl.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xiv, 1073 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Abstract:

Comprises a comprehensive reference to place names throughout the state, originally published in 1928 by Lewis A. McArthur and first updated by his son Lewis in 1974. This edition includes some 6,200 alphabetized entries discussing the origin and meaning of each name. Included CD-ROM provides biographic and geographic indexes and maps showing the locations of over 1,600 post offices and nearly 1,300 communities and geographic features. Distributed by the University of Washington Press. Annotation ♭2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Subject Term:

Names, Geographical -- Oregon.

Names, Geographical. (OCoLC)fst01032409

Geographic Term:

Oregon -- History, Local.

Oregon.

Genre:

Local history.

Added Author:

McArthur, Lewis L.

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Library	Call Number	Material Type	Status
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An Oregon classic since 1928, 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 6,200 entries, arranged alphabetically. Each entry lists the county where the place is located and reports what is known about the origin and meaning of the name. An accompanying CD-Rom holds complete biographical and geographical indexes and maps that show the locations of over 1,600 place names, primarily historic post offices.

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