Union Pacific Depot

Historical marker location:

108 Southwest Frazer Avenue, Pendleton, Oregon

( Marker is on Southwest Frazer Avenue near Southwest 1st Street, on the left when traveling west.)

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.