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Woodburn, Oregon - Definition and Overview

Woodburn is a city located in Marion County, Oregon. Lewis McArthur records a verbal tradition told to him by Charles E. Nebergall that Woodburn was named in the 1880s, after the railroad line had been laid thourgh the area, for a slash burn that got out of control and burned down a nearby woodlot. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,100.

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