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]
Lake of the Woods | |
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 Boat dock at Lake of the Woods | |
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| Coordinates: 42°22′24″N 122°12′44″W / 42.37333°N 122.21222°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath |
| Elevation | 4,957 ft (1,511 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP code | 97603 |
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
edit- ^ a b "Lake of the Woods". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 69. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 555. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. pp. 748, 753. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Historic image of Lake of the Woods from Salem Public Library
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