Oregon, Kentucky

Oregon is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1]

Oregon was founded as McGary's Station, named after Hugh McGary.

Oregon was considered one of the area's centers of the hog trade by 1846.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oregon, Kentucky
  2. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 603.

Coordinates: 37°54′44″N 84°49′25″W / 37.91222°N 84.82361°W / 37.91222; -84.82361


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