Modoc Point, Oregon

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Modoc Point is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States on U.S. Route 97 on the shore of Upper Klamath Lake. [1]

The post office takes its name from Modoc Point, a prominent point on Upper Klamath Lake just south of the community. [2]

Modoc Point post office was established in 1916. [2] Earlier, in 1911, the Southern Pacific Railroad established a station named "Lelu" at this point, and the name was changed to Modoc Point in 1916 to match the post office. [2] Chief Lelu was one of the signatories of the Treaty with the Klamath, etc. on October 14, 1864. [2] "Lelu" was a corruption of the French le loup for "gray wolf". [2]

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References

  1. "Modoc Point". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 653. ISBN   978-0875952772.

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