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UNTE Coquille. In May, 1927, Mrs. T. P. Hanly of Bandon informed the compiler that Arago was named by her father, the late Henry Schroder, for Cape Arago. The office was not named for a racehorse, as is sometimes asserted. The community was formerly called Halls Prairie, but postal authorities were unwilling to accept a name of two words.

ARANT POINT, Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County. This point, with an elevation of 6815 feet, is about one mile south of Annie Spring. It was named for William F. Arant of Klamath Falls, formerly superintendent of the park. Arant died on November 23, 1927. For his obituary, see the Oregonian, December 4, 1917, section I, page 8.

ARATA, Multnomah County. Arata was the name of a station about a mile east of Fairview on the electric interurban line. The station was named for a local resident, S. A. Arata, who operated a farm nearby. The railway was torn up some years ago and the station was abandoned. The location is shown on the USGS map of the Troutdale quadrangle, 1918 edition. S. A. Arata was born in Genoa in 1864 and came to the United States in 1871. He came to Oregon about 1883, and for many years was in the grocery business in Portland. He retired in 1910 and moved to his farm. He died May 3, 1948, in Portland.

ARCADIA, Malheur County. Arcadia post office was established on the Malheur County list on November 11, 1896, with Theodore T. Danielson first of six postmasters. The office remained in service with short interruptions until May 26, 1908, when it was closed out to Nyssa. The office, which was named for the pastoral area of Greece, was a few miles north of Nyssa, and served the K. S. & D. orchard area. The K. S. & D. Fruit and Land Company was promoted by Messrs Keisel, Shilling and Danielson, who projected the development about 1890 and incorporated the company about 1897. There were some 1320 acres of land in the project, under the Owyhee ditch, and it was planned to develop an extensive fruit growing and processing community. The promoters selected the name Arcadia in the expectation that life on the project would be ideal. For more information, see History of Baker, Malheur and Harney Counties, page 553. The compiler has been informed that the plan for a fruit growing community was abandoned many years ago and the land was later devoted to the general crops grown in the area.

ARCADIA, Wallowa County, Thomas Gwillim was an early settler in Wallowa County, and like several others, he was so impressed by the character of his surroundings that he tried to express his appreciation by applying a romantic name to a post office. Arcadia office was established January 8, 1887, with Gwillim postmaster. It operated until January, 1897, at a point a little to the northwest of the present site of Zumwalt. Arcadia, a region in Greece, was noted for its pastoral, peaceful simplicity. Arch CAPE, Clatsop County. This cape is in the extreme southwest part of the county, at the south end of Cannon Beach. It was named because of the natural arch in the rocks. Arch Cape post office was established June 27, 1912, with William C. Adams first postmaster. It was discontinued August 31, 1913, but has been reestablished.

ARDENWALD, Clackamas County. Ardenwald was named about 1888 for Arden M. Rockwood, whose father owned the site of the community and platted it. Wald is German for a wood, and the combination name was used because of the woods in the neighborhood, and because of the name Rockwood. Arden was a family name. ta the

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