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Douglas County out of the eastern part of Umpqua County. Another part of Umpqua County was added to Coos County in December, 1853, and the remainder was given to Douglas County in 1862. Douglas County was named for Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861), distinguished American politician and Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1860. He was a strong supporter of Oregon in the Congress, and at the time Douglas County was named for him. He was in the United States Senate from Illinois. According to the Bureau of the Census, Douglas County has a land area of 5062 square miles.

DOUTY, Tillamook County. Douty post office was in the extreme northeast part of the county, established to serve the Douty Lumber Company. This enterprise was situated just a little northeast and over the county line from Cochran, Washington County. The Douty Lumber Company was named for one of its owners, F. A. Douty. There was a Southern Pacific Company railroad station called Douty but it did not have an agent. Douty post office was established January 19, 1921, and was ordered discontinued August 7, 1924. James M. White was the only postmaster.

DOVER, Clackamas County. Dover post office was established June 16, 1890, with Frederick R. French first of a series of nine postmasters. The office was closed August 31, 1911, so that the number of postmasters was large for a total service of twenty-one years. Dover was a few miles southeast of Sandy. The first location is said to have been in section 32, township 2 south, range 5 east, but the USGS map of the Estacada quadrangle shows it a mile or so further south, toward the end of its service. In July, 1947, William H. Stanley of Gresham, sent in some of the early history of Dover, secured from Mrs. Joel Jarl, daughter of Mrs. Ethel Roberts, third postmaster at Dover. According to Mrs. Jarl the first postmaster, Frederick French, was either a native of England, or of English descent and named the office for the locality in England where he himself or his forebears came from. In 1917 the old Dover area in Clackamas County was served by a rural carrier from Eagle Creek. Doves Bar, Marion County. This bar is near the east bank of Willamette River southwest of Salem. It was named for Bethuel Dove, who owned a nearby donation land claim on the west bank of the river in Polk County. Dove lived on what is known as Hayden Island. Dovre PEAK, Tillamook County. This point is in the northeast part of township 3 south, range 7 west, in the east part of the county. It bears the name of geographic features in the Province of Christiansand, Norway. It was named by USBGN about 1930 at the suggestion of F. E. Berg, a homesteader who lived in the vicinity of the peak.

DOWNEY GULCH, Wallowa County. This gulch is in township 5 north, range 47 east, and is in the extreme northeast corner of the county. It was named for R. M. Downey, a pioneer resident and at one time county assessor. Downey Gulch is tributary to Cook Creek. Downey Saddle in the same township was also named for R. M. Downey. There is a much smaller Downey Gulch in the north part of township 2 south, range 47 east, named for the same man. Downs, Marion County. This is a station about two miles north of Silverton. It was named for James Down, a native of Saltash, Devonshire, England. He was born in 1835, came to the United States during the Civil War, and settled in Oregon in 1864. He engaged in the hop and