Mapleton Depot

Historical marker location:

1252 Bay Street, Florence, Oregon

( Marker is on Bay Street east of Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101), on the right when traveling east.)

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.