Welcome To Oregon: A Oregon History & Lore Podcast

Episode 52: Bored To Tears (A history of Boring by Bruce Haney)


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We did something really cool for this episode, author Bruce Haney wrote a script of Boring, Oregon history to be narrated. Stories include Free Coldwell vs Tommy Burns, looging accidents, the cow incident and more!

Sources:

Bruce Haney


https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2013-04-01/batman-turkey-maphead-ken-jennings#:~:text=For%20centuries%2C%20Batman%20was%20just,world%2C%22%20he%20told%20reporters.


https://www.simoptions.com/strange-city-names/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dildo,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador#:~:text=The%20place%20name%20%22Dildo%22%20is,or%20%22dole%20pin%22).



https://sierracountynewmexico.info/town-named-after-a-game-show/#:~:text=In%201949%2C%20as%20the%20radio,city%3F%E2%80%9D%20said%20a%20staffer.



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