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My ancestors logged through all that are and my uncle, Gordon Mooney, said it was called that for the beavers that caused trouble. <br>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Feb 4, 2022, at 12:07 PM, Leslie Chapman via or-roots <or-roots@omls.oregon.gov> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">A buttonhole ex relative of mine tried to locate his place name research on roots web and the links are all dead end. Does anyone know if his work is still available.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The burning question is the origin of the name Boomer Hill in the south Roseburg area. Oddly enough my copy of McArthur doesn't have it. And I am not having any luck teasing it out of the later editions online so it would
appear that it hasn't been addressed.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">She had always assumed that the name was from a family, but my old TIller survey party crew chief's brother thinks it is named for the "mountain Boomer" or Mountain Beaver. I just went in search of the range of said critter
to see if indeed they range down that way and I think they do, but even more interesting was a discussion on <span>linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2001-April/014927.html as to what the origin of the name Mountain Boomer was and some were suggesting that they
didn't think the little dry habitat rodent was even named what my family had always called them. </span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span>Anywho if anyone knows the link to Bob's stuff online I would appreciate it, or any thoughts about the origin of the name.</span></div>
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