Talk:Boring, Oregon

History

Good history source for later edits: http://www.wolfpk.com/boringvillage/section.cfm?wSectionID=3201 Katr67 14:27, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Contradiction

The History Section makes two claims which seem to contradict each other:

• "Boring was named after William H. Boring, an early resident of the area who began farming there in 1856"
• "Boring was a Union veteran who had moved out to Oregon after the Civil War."

If the Civil War was fought from 1861-1865, how could Boring be said to have moved to the state in the 1860s, if he was already there in 1856?– Gilliam (talk) 23:28, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for catching this. I just fixed it. Joseph Boring, William's brother, was the one who settled there in 1856; William arrived later, in 1874, after the Civil War. While Joseph Boring had lived in the area for nearly twenty years prior to William's arrival, the town was granted its name due to William's donation of land for the first schoolhouse to be built. --Drown Soda (talk) 05:32, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

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Economy

Hello all, I am new to Wikipedia, but I have a suggested edit for the Economy section of the article. It is mentioned that Boring is a hub for the timber industry and Jonsrud Lumber Company is discussed. I think it is worth adding a link to Vanport International as they are the existing company maintaining the timber industry in Boring. Thoughts? VKDuran (talk) 13:01, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Popular Culture: Should we include SCP Foundation?

Now, I know we need a neutral news article thingy to include it to maintain Wikipedia's policy of neutrality, but in the SCP Foundation, Boring, Oregon frequently mentioned as the location of a GOI called "Wilson's Wildlife Solutions". https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/wilson-s-wildlife-solutions-hub , Can anyone find an article or way to include it? 2607:FEA8:5A80:15B0:2516:FFCD:1572:CBF6 (talk) 16:01, 19 April 2025 (UTC)