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Naming Mount Hood
- When
- October 29, 1792
- Where
- Mount Hood
Lieutenant William Broughton named Mount Hood after Admiral Lord Hood on October 29, 1792.
Mount Hood was named on October 29, 1792, by Lieutenant William Broughton of Vancouver's expedition. Broughton named the mountain after Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, a British admiral. The mountain was first seen by European explorers in 1792.
Sources
- Mount Hood Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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