Date:  Fri, 17 Mar 1995 09:18:31 -0500

From:  Leo Horishny <Leo_Horishny[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]POL.COM>

Subject: Willamette Valley



>>While we're at it, where does the stress fall in the name of the valley

>>which was the terminus of the Oregon Trail -- Willamette? (For that

>>matter, where does the stress fall in 'Oregon'?)

>>Fritz Juengling



According to my wife, a native Ory-gunian, it's pronounced Ory-gun, instead of

Ory-gone. They even had bumperstickers to this effect:-)



The Wil-LA-met valley was the terminus for the Ory-gun Trail. As opposed to

the Wil-la-MET, or the WIL-la-met.



leo_horishny[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]pol.com

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