Lake of the Woods, Oregon

Lake of the Woods

Boat dock at Lake of the Woods
Coordinates: 42°22′24″N 122°12′44″W / 42.37333°N 122.21222°WCoordinates: 42°22′24″N 122°12′44″W / 42.37333°N 122.21222°W[1]
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lake
Elevation 4,957 ft (1,511 m)
Time zone Pacific (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) Pacific (UTC-7)
ZIP code 97603

Lake of the Woods is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located on the east shore of the lake of the same name within the Winema National Forest, about a mile south of Oregon Route 140.[2]

The lake was named by Oliver C. Applegate in 1870, while he was building a road around its perimeter.[3] Applegate also built a cabin at the south end of the lake that year.[3] A post office named Lake of the Woods was established at the north end of the lake in 1930, but it only ran until 1931.[3] Efforts were made to establish the form "Lake O' Woods" in the late 1930s, and a post office with that name was established in 1941 that ran intermittently until 1965.[3] In 1961, the United States Board on Geographic Names ruled to return to the original name for the lake and the community.[3] A post office was reestablished in 1970 with the name "Lake of the Woods"; it closed for good 1977.[3]

The lake, with Mount McLoughlin in the background, is a popular recreation area.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lake of the Woods". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 69. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 555. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
  4. ↑ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. pp. 748, 753. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
  5. ↑ Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. OCLC 4874569.

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