[OR_Archaeology] Oregon Geographic Names Board meets Oct. 24

[Susan White]

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES BOARD TO MEET IN SALEM

The Oregon Geographic Names Board will hold its Fall board meeting in
the lobby level conference room at the Bureau of Land Management
District Office located at 1717 Fabry Road S.E., near the intersection
with Commercial Street, in Salem. The meeting begins at 1 p.m. Oct.
24,
and is open to the public.

The board is associated with the Oregon Historical Society and is an
advisor to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.  The Oregon board
supervises the naming of geographic features in the state of Oregon to
standardize geographic nomenclature, prevent confusion and duplication
in naming geographic features, and correct previous naming errors.  It
is comprised of 25 appointed board members representing all geographic
areas of the state and is served by advisors from government agencies
and the private sector. 

The board meeting agenda will include a discussion about the use of
proposed geographic names from Native American languages and
replacement
names that would eliminate the word “squaw” from existing
geographic
names.  The agenda will address various naming proposals involving
geographic features located in Clackamas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane,
and
Wallowa counties.  For more information contact Vaughan at molalla.net or
cbg.ognb at gmail.com.