Swastika Mountain in Oregon to get new name

PORTLAND, Ore. (Grey Information) – The Oregon Geographic Names Board met final week to contemplate proposals to re-name a number of geographic options in a number of Oregon counties.

The board agreed that Swastika Mountain, which refers to a logo of the German Nazi Social gathering, might be modified.

Mount Halo and Umpqua Mountain are two names which have been submitted for consideration to date, however Mount Halo will seemingly be the brand new identify.

Halo refers to Chief Halotish, a nineteenth century chief of the Yoncalla-Kalapuya tribe.

The board is predicted to make a last choice on the brand new identify for the mountain in December.

The mountain is positioned throughout the Umpqua Nationwide Forest and is greater than 4,000 toes tall.

In response to a reputation change proposal type on the board’s web site, the mountain was initially named for a close-by city known as Swastika, which took its identify from a cattle ranch the place the proprietor branded his cattle with the image earlier than it was utilized by the Nazis.

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