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
- ^ a b c d 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
- Historic images of Mohawk from the University of Oregon Library collections
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |