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 of whose homestead is now included in the town. The post office was established July 9, 1883, with Wm. H. McCoy postmaster.

, Wallowa County. This stream drains Ice Lake and flows into West Fork Wallowa River about four miles south of Wallowa Lake. It was formerly known as Fall Creek, but Forest Service officials changed the name to Adams Creek to avoid confusion with other Fall creeks. J. H. Horner of Enterprise informed the writer in 1931 that the present name commemorates one Tom Adams, who had some mining claims on the stream.

, Lane County. Adams Mountain, elevation 4955 feet, is in the southwest part of township 22 south, range 1 east. It was named for Oscar P. Adams, an early resident of Lane County. For short article about Adams by Jack Howard, see Cottage Grove Sentinel, March 28, 1929. For biography, see Hines' Illustrated History of the State of Oregon, page 485. Adams was born in Pennsylvania in 1828 and came to Oregon in 1854. After mining and other activities, he settled on a farm at what is now Cottage Grove in 1858. He spent much time prospecting and mining in the Calapooya Mountains and Adams Mountain was named on that account.

, Morrow County. Adamsville post office was established April 15, 1884, with Silas W. Miles first postmaster. It was discontinued June 30, 1885. Old maps show the place in the vicinity of the present site of Hardman.

, Lake County. Adel is a post office on Deep Creek where it debouches into Warner Valley. C. A. Moore, in a communication in the Oregonian on September 18, 1926, says the office was named by Bert Sessions, who owned the land where it was first established in 1896. He named it for a former sweetheart.

, Harney County. Adobe Camp was a very small military installation established on Silvies River in Harney Valley September 18, 1865, by Captain L. L. Williams of H Company, First Oregon Volunteer Infantry. See Oregon Adjutant General's Report, 1865–66, page 82. A plat of level ground was laid off about 25 yards square, protected with a sod wall 30 inches high, with an inside ditch 30 inches deep. The compiler does not know the exact location of the camp, but it seems to have been near what was later called Camp Wright. See under that heading. Camp Wright was established October 3, 1865, and it may be assumed that Captain Williams abandoned Adobe Camp at that time.

, Malheur County. When a branch of the Oregon Short Line Railroad was built into this part of the county, there was a post office called Riverview on the east side of Snake River, and railroad officials did not desire to have a station of the same name on the west side. Reuben McCreary, who platted the townsite of Riverview on the west side, suggested that if that name was unsatisfactory, the name Adrian be used, which was adopted by the railroad on February 13, 1913. This was in honor of James Adrian, a sheepman. Riverview post office with its descriptive name was established on the east side of the river on August 22, 1911, with John E. Holley postmaster. About 1915 the office was moved west across the river to the vicinity of Adrian station, and the name of the office was changed to Adrian on November 10, 1919.

, Lincoln County. This is a descriptive name. The sea beach between Newport and Yaquina Head has long been noted for the