Oregon Geographic Names is an authoritative compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of 2003, the book is in its seventh edition (ISBN 0-87595-278-X) and is compiled and edited by Lewis L. McArthur, who took over from his father as of the fourth edition, published in 1974. It is published by the Oregon Historical Society Press. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties Libertarian Party State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) is an organization which encourages and promotes the study and understanding of the history of the Oregon Country, within the broader context of U.S. history. ...

The seventh edition contains 6252 entries, with references to another 2679 names scattered throughout the text.

In its introduction, it identifies six periods in the history of the state which have contributed to the establishment of names there: Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ...

• the thousands of years of Native American life;
• the period of Spanish, British, French and early American exploration, with arrivals by sea and overland, exemplified by the activities of the Hudson's Bay Company and the Lewis and Clark Expedition;
• the pioneer period, up to and particularly including the days of the Oregon Trail;
• the period of Indian Wars and mining claims inspired by the California Gold Rush and later facilitated by the Mining Act of 1872;
• the period of homesteading between 1875 and 1925, which affected nine million acres (36,000 km²); and
• the modern period of neologisms

Native Americans are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... The United States of America is located in the middle of the North American continent, with Canada to the north and the United Mexican States to the south. ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... Lewis and Clark The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804−1806) was the first United States overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back, led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark of the United States Army. ... The Ox Team or the Old Oregon Trail 1852-1906 by Ezra Meeker. ... Combatants Native Americans United States of America/Colonial America Indian Wars is the name generally used in the United States to describe a series of conflicts between the federal government and Native Americans. ... The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began in January 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill. ... The Mining Act of 1872 is U.S. federal legislation which authorizes and governs prospecting and mining for hard rock minerals such as gold and silver. ... The Homestead principle in law is the concept that one can gain ownership of something which currently has no owner by using that thing. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... A neologism (Greek νεολογισμός [neologismos], from νέος [neos] new + λόγος [logos] word, speech, discourse + suffix -ισμός [-ismos] -ism) is a word, term, or phrase which has been recently created (coined) — often to apply to new concepts, to synthesize pre-existing concepts, or to make older terminology sound more contemporary. ...

References

• McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.