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By: Name This Peoria Landmark » Blog Archive » 235 - Peoria, Oregon

Name This Peoria Landmark » Blog Archive » 235 - Peoria, Oregon — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:41:06 +0000

[...] Although these pictures bear some resemblance to Pottstown, this is actually Peoria, Oregon, named after Peoria, Illinois and the adventuresome group of Peorians who helped settle the Oregon Territory in the early 1800’s. You can read my entry on the subject here. [...]

By: mortonmalaise

mortonmalaise — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:48:32 +0000

I should ask Mr. Carter if I can borrow his Ritz costume for Halloween this year. I might have to get it altered. I’m a bit broader than he is.

By: mortonmalaise

mortonmalaise — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:55:38 +0000

This is payback for ravaging my Voicemail is the Devil article. And the ladies DO call me Dr. Love!

Wait…Where are the poor white folk in Morton? OH, that’s right, they live IN MY APARTMENT BUILDING.

By: PeoriaIllinoisan

PeoriaIllinoisan — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:58:35 +0000

What I want to know is how my history lesson went down this path? It’s more comments than I expected (zero), but STILL.

By: PeoriaIllinoisan

PeoriaIllinoisan — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:56:11 +0000

“…and we’re mostly poor white folk too.”

That’s what you meant, right?

By: mortonmalaise

mortonmalaise — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:49:12 +0000

“Morton: We’re a barrel of crackers”

By: PeoriaIllinoisan

PeoriaIllinoisan — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:33:28 +0000

“Morton: We have a Cracker Barrell”

By: mortonmalaise

mortonmalaise — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:23:29 +0000

“Morton: We’re Not as Snobby as We Used to Be”

By: PeoriaIllinoisan

PeoriaIllinoisan — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:03:24 +0000

Blahahaha!

By: raoul duke

raoul duke — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:54:42 +0000

That should be on the sign, Morton, we’re not that bad.

By: katearch1978

katearch1978 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:44:35 +0000

Hey! Morton is not that bad!!

By: mapgirl

mapgirl — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:37:25 +0000

Astoria, IL was named after Jacob Astor — just as Astoria, OR was.

You know your woman really loves you when she makes you a flag that says “[Destination] or the Grave.”

By: mortonmalaise

mortonmalaise — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:40:19 +0000

I sure hope not. Oregon’s the other way!

By: raoul duke

raoul duke — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:40:22 +0000

They were not heading for Morton.

By: mortonmalaise

mortonmalaise — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:33:54 +0000

Wow. Even then people were getting out of Peoria as quickly as they could.