Name change In December 1853 the 5th Oregon Territorial Legislature met in Salem, where a petition was presented seeking to change the name of that city to either "Thurston" or "Valena".Charles H. Carey, A General History of Oregon Prior to 1861: In Two Volumes: Volume II: To the Civil War. Portland, OR: Metropolitan Press, 1936; p. 662. At the same time, another petition was presented seeking to change the name of Salem to "Corvallis", from the Latin meaning "heart of the valley", while a third resolution was presented to the upper house seeking to change the name of Marysville to Corvallis.
Name change In December 1853 the 5th Oregon Territorial Legislature. met in Salem, where a petition was presented seeking to change the name of that city to either "Thurston" or "Valena".Charles H. Carey, A General History of Oregon Prior to 1861: In Two Volumes: Volume II: To the Civil War Portland, OR: Metropolitan Press, 1936.; p 662. At the same time, another petition was presented seeking to change the name of Salem to "Corvallis", from the Latin meaning "heart of the valley", while a third resolution was presented to the upper house seeking to change the name of Marysville to Corvallis.