Editing Mohawk, Oregon
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'''Mohawk''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Lane County, Oregon]], United States, on the [[Mohawk River (Oregon)|Mohawk River]], about seven miles upstream from [[Springfield, Oregon|Springfield]].<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]] | |
'''Mohawk''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Lane County, Oregon]], United States, on the [[Mohawk River (Oregon)|Mohawk River]], about seven miles upstream from [[Springfield, Oregon|Springfield]].<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]] |origyear= 1928 |edition= 7th |year= 2003 |publisher= [[Oregon Historical Society Press]] |location= [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] |isbn= 0-87595-277-1 |page= 654}}</ref> |
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When a post office was established at this locale in 1862, it was named "Mohawk" after the river.<ref name=OGN/> The post office operated intermittently, and after being converted to a rural station in 1958, it was finally terminated in 1961.<ref name=OGN/> When the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific Railroad]] established a station on the [[Marcola, Oregon|Marcola]] line there, it was named "'''Donna'''".<ref name=OGN/><ref>{{GNIS|1167030|name=Donna (historical)}}</ref> Historically there was also a nearby locale known as "'''Mohawk Post'''".<ref>{{GNIS|1158379|name=Mohawk Post (historical)}}</ref> |
When a post office was established at this locale in 1862, it was named "Mohawk" after the river.<ref name=OGN/> The post office operated intermittently, and after being converted to a rural station in 1958, it was finally terminated in 1961.<ref name=OGN/> When the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific Railroad]] established a station on the [[Marcola, Oregon|Marcola]] line there, it was named "'''Donna'''".<ref name=OGN/><ref>{{GNIS|1167030|name=Donna (historical)}}</ref> Historically there was also a nearby locale known as "'''Mohawk Post'''".<ref>{{GNIS|1158379|name=Mohawk Post (historical)}}</ref> |