The city of Oregon, Ohio, is not changing its name after all.
After a report emerged that the town would change its name on Jan. 12 because of the Oregon-Ohio State National Championship Game, the mayor of the city says the town won't be doing so.
According to the Toledo Free-Press that included a quote from the city administrator, the town was going to issue a proclamation on Jan. 5 about the town's name for Jan. 12. However, according to mayor in a report posted on Sunday, the history of the town's name is too important and the proclamation will rather be about one of the city's slogans changing.
"To change the name of Oregon just seemed wrong for us," says Mayor Mike Seferian. He says the origin of both names come from the Oregon territory out west even before Oregon was a state.
"It was an association back in the 1800s The people here were trying to get a business transaction going with the Oregon territory as well as the state of Oregon and it's pronounced the same. Their accent might be different out there but the name came from the same spot."
So, the city's official name is City of Oregon and it has two slogans. City by the Bay and City of Opportunity. The mayor says he doesn't plan on changing the name for a day, but he will change one of the slogans and make a proclamation to support Ohio State University.
"We will declare the week of January 5th -12th, Ohio State Buckeye week in the City of Oregon."
The idea to change the name came from a change.org petition from two Oregon, Ohio, residents. Oregon is a suburb of Toledo.
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