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Several thousand place names in the United States have names of French origin, some a legacy of past French exploration and rule over much of the land and some in honor of French help during the American Revolution and the founding of the country (see also: New France and French in the United States).
Oregon was the nation's "Top Moving Destination" in 2014, with two families moving into the state for every one moving out (66.4% to 33.6%). [105] Oregon was also the top moving destination in 2013, [106] and the second-most popular destination in 2010 through 2012. [107] [108] As of the 2020 census, the population of Oregon was 4,237,256.
The state produces 99% of the nation's filberts or hazelnuts, with the preferred name depending on who you ask.
The most notable event for the performing arts in Oregon is the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, a cultural event that has been running in Ashland, Oregon since 1935. [17] The Portland Opera is another walk of the performing arts culture of Oregon and was the world premiere location for both Bernard Herrmann 's Wuthering Heights [ 18 ] and ...
[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 ...
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of French Americans in Oregon. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
French Prairie is located in Marion County, Oregon, United States, in the Willamette Valley between the Willamette River and the Pudding River, north of Salem. It was named for some of the earliest settlers of that part of the Oregon Country , French Canadian / Métis [ 1 ] people who were mostly former employees of the Hudson's Bay Company ...
Twenty other state names derive from European languages: seven come from Latin (mostly from Latinized forms of English personal names, one of those coming from Welsh), five from English, five from Spanish, and three from French (one of those via English). The source language/language family of the remaining five states is disputed or unclear ...