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Annie Mims Lane, Nak-nak Avenue and Wiley Griffon Way will be located on the redeveloped Downtown Riverfront property.

Annie Mims Lane, Nak-nak Avenue and Wiley Griffon Way will be located on the redeveloped Downtown Riverfront property.

Annie Mims Lane, Nak-nak Avenue and Wiley Griffon Way will be located on the redeveloped Downtown Riverfront property.

Mayor Lucy Vinis unveiled the final names for three new Downtown Riverfront streets: Annie Mims Lane, Nak-nak Avenue and Wiley Griffon Way.

Chris Mercier, vice chair of the Grand Ronde Tribal Council, attended the unveiling of the street names, including Nak-nak Avenue. Nak-nak is the Kalapuya word for "duck."

Mayor Lucy and Eric Richardson, president of Eugene Springfield NAACP, hold the Wiley Griffon Way sign, which honors one of Eugene's earliest documented African American residents.

Willie Mims, son of Annie Mims, and his wife Sally Mims attended the ceremony to see the unveiling of a street named in Annie Mims honor.