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[4] Thus, the early Oregon Country and now the present-day state of Oregon took their names from the river now known as the Columbia River. [5] In 1766, Rogers commissioned Jonathan Carver to lead such an expedition and in 1778, Carver used Oregon to label the Great River of the West in his book Travels Through the Interior Parts of North ...
The Latin name Caesarea was also applied to the colony of New Jersey as Nova Caesarea, because the Roman name of the island was thought to have been Caesarea. [70] [71] The name "Jersey" most likely comes from the Norse name Geirrsey, meaning 'Geirr's Island'. [72] New Mexico: November 1, 1859: Nahuatl via Spanish: Mēxihco via Nuevo México
The origin of the state's name is uncertain. The earliest geographical designation "orejón" (meaning "big ear") comes from the Spanish historical chronicle Relación de la Alta y Baja California (1598), [14] written by Rodrigo Montezuma of New Spain; here it refers to the region of the Columbia River as it was encountered by the first Spanish ...
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. The book was originally published in 1928.
The state produces 99% of the nation's filberts or hazelnuts, with the preferred name depending on who you ask.
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Oregon, a current U.S. state since the previous Oregon Territory (1848-1859) with its admission to the federal Union as the 33rd state in February 1859 The history of Oregon, and of the Pacific Northwest region, has received relatively less attention from historians, as compared to other regions of the American far west .
Seal of the Oregon Territory with the Latin phrase Alis volat propriis. Alis volat propriis is a Latin phrase used as the motto of the U.S. state of Oregon. [1]The official English version of the motto is "She flies with her own wings" in keeping with the tradition of considering countries and territories to be feminine.