Editing Coburg, Oregon (section)

== History ==
The city was originally named '''Diamond''' after John Diamond, an early pioneer in the area, on whose [[Donation Land Claim Act|land claim]] the city was located.<ref name=OGN>{{cite book |last= McArthur |first= Lewis A. |author-link= Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur |title= [[Oregon Geographic Names]] |orig-year= 1928 |edition= Seventh |year= 2003 |publisher= [[Oregon Historical Society]] Press |location= [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] |isbn= 0-87595-277-1 }}</ref> The city's current name comes from a [[stallion (horse)|stallion]] that was named after the [[Coburg (district)|Coburg]] district of [[Bavaria]], Germany, from whence the horse had been imported.<ref name=OGN/> The [[Coburg Historic District]] was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1986. The period of significance of the buildings in the district dates back to 1875.<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OR/Lane/districts.html Lane County, nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com]</ref> The City installed a sewer system in 2011 to 2015, leading to a new period of growth in both residential and commercial investment.