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''Oregon Geographic Names'' is a compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U.S. state of Oregon, published by the Oregon Historical Society. The book was originally published in 1928. It was compiled and edited by Lewis A. McArthur. , the book is in its seventh edition and is compiled and edited by Lewis L. McArthur.〔Lewis' grandfather was Oregon Supreme Court justice Lewis Linn McArthur.〕 == Content == In its introduction, it identifies six periods in the history of the state which have contributed to the establishment of local names: * 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 The seventh edition contains 6,252 entries, with references to another 2,679 names scattered throughout the text.〔McArthur, Lewis A. and Lewis L. McArthur, "Introduction", ''Oregon Geographic Names'' (Seventh Edition), Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, Oregon, 2003, p. ''xi'', ISBN 978-0-87595-277-2.〕 Entries are listed in alphabetical order beginning with ''A B Crossing'', a railroad station in Coos County.〔McArthur, Lewis A. and Lewis L. McArthur, "A B Crossing", ''Oregon Geographic Names'' (Seventh Edition), Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, Oregon, 2003, p. 1.〕 The last entry is ''Zwagg Island'', an island near Brookings, Oregon.〔McArthur, Lewis A. and Lewis L. McArthur, "Zwagg Island", ''Oregon Geographic Names'' (Seventh Edition), Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, Oregon, 2003, p. 1070.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oregon Geographic Names」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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