 Corvallis was named for the town of Corvallis, Oregon, by the settlers who came from that area. The two French words: coeur, meaning heart, and valle, meaning valley, made the original name. In 1869, a Frenchman, Herron, was the first to settle and build a house in the area. The first post office was established in 1870 with Tom Rollins as postmaster.
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