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was next door to the post office. Davidson, a younger brother of Elijah J. Davidson the discoverer of the Oregon Caves, was born in Independence, Polk County, September 6, 1866, and in March, 1947, was living in Grants Pass. Davidson post office was established June 12, 1900, with Alice R. Bailey first and only postmaster. The office was closed to Murphy October 11, 1907. Mr. Davidson has informed the compiler that the office was kept in the country store of W. S. Bailey, and Mrs. Bailey was the official postmaster. The office was closed by the advent of rural free delivery.

DAVIDSON, Morrow County. On April 26, 1893, Davidson post office was established on the Morrow County list with Gamaliel Davidson first and only postmaster. The office was named for the postmaster, and after a relatively short life, it was closed August 27, 1897, with all papers to Eightmile. The post office was about ten miles west-northwest of Hardman and just north of Rock Creek.

DAVIDSON Hill, Hood River County. This is the hill on the west side of Hood River Valley north of Tucker Bridge. It was named for William Davidson, who settled at this point about 1880.

DAVIDSON Hill, Polk County. Davidson Hill is two miles west of Buena Vista. It was named for Carter T. Davidson, born in 1802, a pioneer of Oregon of 1852, who settled on a donation land claim nearby in the fall of the year he came to Oregon. It has an elevation of about 425 feet. Davin SPRING, Crook County. The spring is about six miles east of Paulina, and was named for John Davin, a Frenchman who came to Paulina from Nevada about 1890. The name is not connected in any way with that of John Devine, pioneer stockman of southeast Oregon. Davis CREEK, Deschutes County. Davis Creek is the official name given by USBGN to the outlet of Davis Lake. The stream flows underground beneath a superficial lava flow nearly two miles before coming to the surface. It is joined by the flow of other large springs, apparently not fed by the lake and is tributary to Deschutes River. Davis Creek will be below the water surface of Wickiup Reservoir at higher stages and will resume its flow only as the reservoir is drained. Davis CREEK, Grant County. This stream is just west of Austin. Patsy Daly of Prairie City wrote the compiler in 1927 that it was named for Jim Davis, an early day miner. Davis CREEK, Wallowa County. Davis Creek flows into Snake River in township 2 north, range 51 east. It was named for Ben Davis, who had a squatter's claim on its banks. Davis CREEK, Wallowa County. This stream, which is about ten miles long, Rows northward and joins Swamp Creek in the extreme southwest corner of township 4 north, range 45 east. It was named in the '70s for James Davis, hunter, trapper and Indian interpreter. Davis LAKE, Deschutes and Klamath counties. This is one of Oregon's important mountain lakes and has an area of a little over four square miles. It is fed principally by Odell and Moore creeks and the USGS gives its normal elevation as 4389 feet. The south shore of the lake is a grassy flat, but the north end is dammed by a rough flow of jagged lava. The outlet, Davis Creek, is subterranean for nearly two miles. After it comes to the surface, it is joined by streanis from other large springs, apparently not fed from the lake,