Frequently+Asked+Questions+(FAQs)

Frequently asked questions about City of Forest Grove, Oregon, History:

Q1: How did Forest Grove get it's name?

A1: "It appears from the best accounts at hand that in 1850 a number of pioneer settlers met here and a number of names were suggested as being most suitable and appropriate, nearly all of them having some prefix to the word "grove." The name Forest Grove was at last selected, it is thought, at the suggestion of Mrs. Judge Lancaster, who came from Forest Grove, Penn." ---"The City of Forest Grove: a place of homes, churches and schools...," Forest Grove Times Supplement, 7/27/1899 (Box 1/Folder 5/Position 15)