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What's in a Name?
A mistake in the 1960s helped this High Cascades lake get the name of Boo Boo
What's in a Name?
How a mistake in the 1960s gave a High Cascades lake the name of Boo Boo
High in the hills, away from all the noise, sits Boo Boo Lake, a small two-acre lake that's jumping with three different kinds of trout.
What's in a Name?
How infrastructure and a name change helped transform Lake Oswego: 'They literally could not give away lake front property'
The city has always held the name Oswego, adding the word Lake in 1960, but the lake itself has held multiple names, including one named for lamprey eels.
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From Sucker Lake to Lake Oswego | What's in a Name?
KGW Sunrise's Devon Haskins explains how the popular Lake Oswego got its name.
What's in a Name?
How a former town called Jennyopolis became the site of Oregon's first reported murder
Founded by Richard Irwin in 1852, Jennyopolis was a small town that lasted just a few years, but a deadly land dispute cemented its place in Oregon history.
What's in a Name?
How Jennyopolis became the site of Oregon's first reported murder | What's in a Name?
The small town south of Corvallis was founded in 1852 and only lasted a few years, but a land dispute led to a murder that put the town in the history books.
What's in a Name?
Left naked and afraid: The story behind how John Day River earned its name
John Day was an experienced hunter hired to help the Pacific Fur Company along its westward trek, but an unfortunate encounter left him stranded and exposed.
What's in a Name?
An 1800s hunter was robbed and stripped naked. Then they named John Day River after him
John Day was an experienced hunter hired by the Pacific Fur Company in the early 1800s for the company's trek westward.
What's in a Name?
No, the town of Boring wasn't named such because it was a dull place to be
The town was actually named after a Civil War veteran who settled in the area during the 1800s. But the name isn't the most interesting thing about its history.
What's in a Name?
How the town of Boring, Oregon got its name
No, the town wasn't named after the adjective — it was named after a Civil War veteran. And its history isn't as dull as you might think.
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What's in a Name: Cannon Beach, Squirrel Bridges, Gresham, Portland, Starvation Creek and Mo's Seafood
What's in a Name: Cannon Beach, Squirrel Bridges, Gresham, Portland, Starvation Creek and Mo's Seafood
What's in a Name?
Long delays, congressional hearings and a very short flight: How the Spruce Goose got its nickname
Hollywood film producer Howard Hughes constructed the seaplane, but it only flew once and never served its intended purpose
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