| LC control no. | n 82018396 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Roseburg (Or.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Oregon--Roseburg |
| Variant(s) | City of Roseburg (Or.) Roseburgh (Or.) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Oregon |
| Address | 900 SE Douglas Ave Roseburg OR 97470 info@cityofroseburg.org |
| Special note | Old catalog heading: Roseburg, Or. |
| Found in | Roseburg Printing Company, inc., Roseburg, Or. Map, city of Roseburg ... 1951. GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 43°12ʹ59ʺN 123°20ʹ30ʺW) Oregon geographic names, c1992 (Roseburg; named for Aaron Rose (b. June 20, 1813); the locality was first known as Deer Creek [no publs. in OCLC database] in 1854 as a result of winning the county seat from Winchester. The post office name was changed to Roseburgh in 1857, and then to Roseburg in 1894) Wikipedia, July 9, 2019 (Roseburg, Oregon; city in the Umpqua River Valley in southern Oregon and the county seat and most populous city of Douglas County; Roseburg was first known as Deer Creek because it was at the confluence of Deer Creek and the South Umpqua River. In 1854, voters chose Roseburg as the county seat over rival town Winchester; Deer Creek post office was established in 1852, and the name changed to "Roseburgh" in 1857. The spelling was changed to "Roseburg" in 1894. Roseburg was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on October 3, 1872; 43°13ʹ5ʺN 123°21ʹ22ʺW) The City of Roseburg website, July 9, 2019: home page (City of Roseburg; 900 SE Douglas Ave, Roseburg, OR 97470; info@cityofroseburg.org) <http://www.cityofroseburg.org/> |
| Geographic area code | n-us-or |
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