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Roach, Worms, and Hippo: How these 8 towns got their unusual names

Roach, Worms, and Hippo: How these 8 towns got their unusual names
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Swastika Mountain officially renamed Mount Halo

A Lane County mountain in the Umpqua National Forest has been renamed from Swastika Mountain to Mount Halo following approval by the U.S Board on Geographic Names.

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Mount Halo officially new name for Swastika Mountain

The 4,200-foot peak is about 35 miles southeast of Eugene and has been the subject of local and national interest.

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The Mystery Of Tenino s Name - ThurstonTalk

By Drew Crooks Tenino is currently a town of slightly over 1,700 inhabitants in the south central section of Thurston County. Mystery surrounds the

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Feds scrubs disparaging term squaw from federal use in U S

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior has completed replacing the term “squaw” from nearly 650 names of geographic features nationwide.

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