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Thrice a coin did flip in the air methodology affixing this state located Latitude: 45° 31', North Longitude: 122° 39', West heads and tails two early settles did blare As a Lovejoy and Francis W. Petty grove respectively knew after two tosses of copper or silver piece name of newfound Pacific Northwest settlement would be a synonym for stout liquor crystal clear said namesake would be epitomized and accepted by former resident of Maine to win the bet fair despite a brilliant columnar luminescent shaft which beam of sun created a near blinding glare guaranteeing observant native creatures camouflaging in the verdant undergrowth shielding and attentive hare despite sitting stock still just a hair breath near seemingly clasping paws in the guise of a prayer synonymous with other natural phenomena like the indigenous fauna and flora never before seen and rare to these newcomers settling along the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers whose present occupants now approaching the two hundredth year!

Written by: ~ Penn Valley Poet