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Where can I find info on the origins of city names in Oregon?

Dallas, Where?

Dallas, Phoenix, St.Paul, Albany, Salem, and Portland. Sounds like a great line-up of major U.S. cities, doesn't it? Did you know you could visit each one of these cities and never leave Oregon? It's true. Here's an interesting article from a local reporter...

"Originality Lurks Behind Plain Oregon Names"
by Carol McAlice Currie
StatesmanJournal - December 28, 2001

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