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 Valley. For of the from 217 N. E. Skidmore Street, Portland, that the old Lacy post office was named for a local family. Mr. Trullinger is a pioneer of Clackamas County and should know the facts. Lacy post office was established in March, 1892, with John R. Lewis first and only postmaster. It ran four or five years but the compiler does not know the exact date it was discontinued. Mr. Trullinger says that the office was in the north part of the county on a mail route that served such places as Eagle Creek, Viola, Clarkes and other offices. Ladd CANYON, Union County. This canyon was named for John R. Ladd who ran a hotel at the foot of the hill where the immigrant road came into the Grande Ronde Valley. For information about Mr. and Mrs. Ladd and their activities in the days of the eastern Oregon and the Idaho gold rush, see Lockley's article on editorial page of the Sunday Journal, January 13, 1946. W. W. Curtis, who was familiar with eastern Oregon history, wrote the compiler in 1927 that in early days pioneer wagons were let down the slopes of Ladd Hill, near the canyon, with log drags attached to the wheels. In early days there were hundreds of pine logs at the bottom of the hill.

LADD GLACIER, Hood River County. Ladd Glacier was named for William Mead Ladd of Portland, who was at an early day interested in Cloud Cap Inn. It is on the north slope of Mount Hood, west of Barrett Spur, and it is the source of Ladd Creek, which flows into West Fork Hood River. Mr. Ladd was a frequent visitor on Mount Hood and did much to make it a recreation center.

LAFAYETTE, Yamhill County. Lafayette was founded in 1847 by Joel Perkins, and named after Lafayette, Indiana. It was the county seat of Yamhill County until 1889, when that designation was transferred to McMinnville. The post office was established March 14, 1851, with Hardin D. Martin first postmaster.

LAFOLLETTE BUTTE, Deschutes County. Jerome B. LaFollette made his camp at this butte in early days and let his horses run at large nearby. Later he was killed in central Oregon when he fell off a load of hay. The butte is near Lower Bridge. LA GRANDE, Union County. It is said that at one time an effort was made to call this place Brownsville for one Ben Brown, who settled there in 1861. A meeting was held for a discussion of the matter, and instead, the name La Grande was adopted, doubtless suggested by the name of Grande Ronde Valley and its impressive scenery. La Grande post office was established May 28, 1863, with Benjamin P. Patterson first postmaster.

LAIDLAW BUTTE, Deschutes County. Laidlaw Butte is about a mile west of Tumalo. It was named in compliment to W. A. Laidlaw, one of the promoters of the town now called Tumalo, but originally called Laidlaw. See under TUMALO.

LAKE, Coos County. Lake post office was named for the Tenmile lakes. The office was established February 8, 1892, with Jane E. Fox first postmaster, and was discontinued October 12, 1903, with all mail to Templeton, which was about five miles eastward. Lake post office is shown on the post route map of 1900 as being on the peninsula between Tenmile Lake and North Tenmile Lake, but the scale of the map is small and this location may not be exact. In any event it was not far from the community later called Lakeside.