Dr. John McLaughlin (the "Father of Oregon") statue on the grounds of the Oregon State Capitol building; photo by Jason McHuff on Flickr (use permitted with attribution / share alike).
Father of Oregon
Oregon designated Dr. John McLoughlin "The Father of Oregon" in 1957 in recognition of his great contributions to the early development of the Oregon territory. Mother of Oregon
In 1905 the Oregon Legislative Assembly renamed Mount Pitt in southern Oregon as Mount McLoughlin (other features in Oregon named after John McLoughlin include McLoughlin Boulevard in the Portland area; McLoughlin Elementary School in Oregon City; McLoughlin Middle School in Milwaukie; and Camp McLoughlin, a Boy Scouts of America camp in southern Oregon).
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