TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio city of Oregon is declaring its allegiance to its home state Buckeyes as they face the Oregon Ducks in college football’s championship game next week.
The mayor of the Toledo suburb announced Monday that the city will be known as “Oregon, Ohio: Buckeyes on the Bay, City of Duck Hunters.”
The move comes after a petition called for the Ohio city to make a temporary name change in honor of the Buckeyes.
City leaders decided against dropping its name entirely. They also declared it will be “The Ohio State Buckeye Week.”
Mayor Mike Seferian says the Oregon in Ohio got its name in 1838. That’s 21 years before the other Oregon became a state.
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Information from: The Blade, http://www.toledoblade.com/
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