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Wood, who helped J. H. Jackson stock it with young salmon in 1914. Wood River, Klamath County. Wood River is part of the west boundary of the Klamath Indian Reservation and flows into Agency Lake. During the early days of Fort Klamath, contractors cut wood for the fort in a lodgepole pine grove on the banks of the stream, hence the name. The Klamath Indians called it Eukalksine Koke.

WOODBURN, Marion County. The compiler has been unable to secure satisfactory information about the origin of this name. It is said that the place was first called Halsey, presumably for a railroad official. See under Halsey. The railroad company changed the name to Woodburn. The common meaning of this name is a wood near a stream. Woodburn post office was established on December 28, 1871, with Adolphus Mathiot postmaster.

WOODCOCK CREEK, Josephine County. Woodcock Creek is about five miles south of Kerby and flows into the Illinois River. It was named for Horace Woodcock, a pioneer rancher. WoodLAWN, Multnomah County. Woodlawn was an outstanding separate community in the '90s and rated a post office of its own. It was an important stop on the steam, later electric, railway from Portland to Vancouver. Woodlawn post office was established December 24, 1890, with Hiram Parrish first postmaster. That was before the PortlandEast Portland-Albina consolidation. The office was finally closed on November 14, 1903. It was out of service for about a year in 1897-98. The name of the office followed Woodlawn addition, which was of course the product of real estate activity. The plat for Woodlawn was filed in October, 1889.

WOODLEY, Union County. Woodley post office was established February 1, 1896, with Daniel M. Griffith first postmaster. The compiler does not know when the office was discontinued, but apparently it did not last long. Woodley is not shown on the post route map of 1900. The post office was named for the Woodley mine, located by Frederick Woodley. The property was in the northwest part of township 6 south, range 26 east, near Grande Ronde River. Woodrow, Lake County. A post office named Woodrow, apparently in compliment to Woodrow Wilson, was in operation during the last wave of homesteaders in northern Lake County. It was situated about ten miles east of Fort Rock and was established April 24, 1914, with George W. Craig postmaster. The office was closed May 15, 1916.

WOODRUFF MOUNTAIN, Douglas County. This mountain is on the west side of the Umpqua River, west of Wilbur. It was named for Job Woodruff, a donation land claim owner nearby. His musical talents made him famous in pioneer days in Douglas County. Woods, Tillamook County. Woods was named for Joseph Woods, who settled there about 1875. The post office was established in April, 1886, with William Booth first postmaster. Booth suggested the name in honor of Woods. Woodson, Columbia County. Woodson got its name from Woods Landing on Westport Slough. Many years ago a man named Wood hauled logs to the locality and dumped them into the slough, where they were made up into rafts. Woodson post office was established April 2, 1929, with Mrs. Alice Brooks first postmaster. It is in the northwest corner of the county, about a mile east of Kerry.