Swastika Mountain

Coordinates: 43°41′33″N 122°36′07″W / 43.692500°N 122.601827°W / 43.692500; -122.601827 Swastika Mountain is a summit in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States.[1] It is located within Umpqua National Forest.[2]

The mountain took its name from the extinct town of Swastika, which was reportedly so named because a rancher there branded his cattle with the image of a swastika.[3][4] Swastika has been noted for its unusual place name.[5]

A fire lookout tower stood atop Swastika Mountain until the 1950s.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swastika Mountain
  2. 1 2 "Swastika Mountain Lookout Site". Lookout Sites Register. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Swastikas weren't always evil". Mail Tribune. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Friedman, Ralph (1 January 1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caxton Press. p. 752. ISBN 978-0-87004-332-1.
  5. ↑ Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.


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