What’s in a name: Onsdorff Boulevard in Battle Ground

Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com

Posted 8/21/23

Frequent drivers in Battle Ground probably recognize the name Onsdorff as a boulevard through town was named after founding father Peter Onsdorff.

According to the history book, …

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