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Archive Home > 2006 > January > 27 > 'Squaw' cleared off area names

'Squaw' cleared off area names

16 Central Oregon landscape features officially renamed

By Laura Moss / The Bulletin
January 27, 2006

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names gave final approval this month to change the names of Central Oregon landscape features that contained the word "squaw," finalizing a process that has been in the works for nearly a decade.

The U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday that new names now....

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