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Wauna Mill at Night from Bradley (2014)Former Columbia River Highway route at Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint. February 22, 2014 Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved
Wikipedia: Wauna, Oregon
Wikipedia: Wauna, Oregon
Wauna is an unincorporated community on the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon. According to Oregon Geographic Names, it names a Native American mythological being associated with the Columbia River. There was a post office in Wauna from January 21, 1911 to circa 1980. Wauna is best known as the home of a Georgia-Pacific paper mill.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wauna,_Oregon
"It's pronounced Wah-nah, emphasis on the Wah. At least that's the way I've always heard it said. One of my uncles worked at the paper mill there. According to Wikipedia, it's a Native American word for mighty water."
"It's pronounced Wah-nah, emphasis on the Wah. At least that's the way I've always heard it said. One of my uncles worked at the paper mill there. According to Wikipedia, it's a Native American word for mighty water."
Pamela Elbert Poland, Facebook Comment, May 11, 2015
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