Sacagawea

Historical marker location:

92345 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, Oregon

( Marker is on Fort Clatsop Road near Business U.S. 101.)

Interpretress, Wife, Mother, Explorer, Peacemaker.

The name "Oregon" comes from a mistake. The name was first used by French Canadian explorers who mispronounced the word "Ouragan" which means "hurricane" in French. They used it to describe the powerful Columbia River, and the name stuck.