Mohawk, Oregon
| Mohawk | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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  Mohawk Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 44°8′32″N 122°54′58″W / 44.14222°N 122.91611°WCoordinates: 44°8′32″N 122°54′58″W / 44.14222°N 122.91611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97478 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1167030 |
Mohawk is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the Mohawk River, about seven miles upstream from Springfield.[1]
When a post office was established at this locale in 1862, it was named "Mohawk" after the river.[1] The post office operated intermittently, and after being converted to a rural station in 1958, it was finally terminated in 1961.[1] When the Southern Pacific Railroad established a station on the Marcola line there, it was named "Donna".[1][2] Historically there was also a nearby locale known as "Mohawk Post".[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 654. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Donna (historical)
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohawk Post (historical)
External links
- Historic image of covered railroad bridge near Mohawk from Salem Public Library
- 1954 image of Wegner House in Mohawk from the University of Oregon Library collections
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