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Eugene


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Eugene

Place Type
inhabited place
Description
Located in W Oregon on Willamette River; settled by Eugene Skinner; arrival of railroad stimulated development as lumber & agricultural center.
Authority
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Source
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);

Born

René Rickabaugh (American, born 1947)

Active

Tallmadge Doyle (American, active late 20th century-early 21st century)

Craig Hickman (American, born 1948)

Susan Lowdermilk (American, born 1963)

Dan Powell (American, born 1950)

Margaret Prentice (American, active 20th century)

Vernon Witham (American, born 1925)

Died

Cyrus Fulton (American, 1873-1949)

Lance Wood Hart (American, 1891-1941)

Frank Okada (American, 1931-2000)

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