Oregon (toponym)
The origin of the name of the U.S. state of Oregon is unknown, and a subject of some dispute.
Read more about Oregon (toponym): Historical Usage of The Name, Possible Origins, See Also
Famous quotes containing the word oregon:
“When Paul Bunyan’s loggers roofed an Oregon bunkhouse with shakes, fog was so thick that they shingled forty feet into space before discovering they had passed the last rafter.”
—State of Oregon, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)