Mohawk Valley

From Lane Co Oregon

• 1847 — The Mohawk Valley and River were named by Jacob C. Spores.

• 1852 — The first notification of donation land claims.

• 1862 — The Mohawk Post office was established. 1860s. First log school house built.

• 1870s — Stafford School built in district #11.

• 1870 — James and Jane Cartwright claim 300 acres on present day Cartwright Creek.

• 1874 — Mary and Columbus Cole settled in present day Marcola.

• 1876 — Isabel Post office was established.

• 1876 — The 'old white school' replaced the first log school house.

• 1878 — The Mabel Post office was established in Alfred Drury's home.

• 1878 — The Mabel school was built.

• 1880 — Mabel was founded with the Workman water—powered sawmill.

• 1883 — Columbus Cole opened a small retail store, and was the first postmaster of Isabel.

• 1887 — The second Mabel school was built.

• 1889 — The Cole home was built. (Cole home today)

• 1896 — Booth and Kelly started their company in Wendling.

• 1899 — The Wendling Post office was established.

• 1899 — The Workman mill was sold to Hyland, and converted to steam power.

• 1899 — A tram track was built from Mabel to the Hyland side track.

• 1900 — Wendling starts its own school district.

• 1901 — Isabel post office renamed Marcola after the Cole family.

• 1903 — Adams covered bridge built at current Earnest bridge location.

• 1905 — Third school house was built at the present site of the high school.

• 1907 — Fourth school house was built at the present grade school site.

• 1909 — Mohawk school at Donna was built.

• 1910 — The Fischer Lumber Company begins railroad logging.

• 1910 — The Coast Range Lumber Company was built.

• 1912 — Grade school was remodeled and a high school was added on a second floor.

• 1920s — The Riggs Mill closed.

• 1921 — Shotgun Lumber Company was closed.

• 1924 — Coast Range Lumber Company was closed and sold to Dollar Steamship Co.

• 1927 — Hayden Bridge erected at 1927— The grade school and high school burned.

• 1927 — A new Mohawk Union High School and new grade school were built.

• 1932 — The Upper Mabel school closed.

• 1938 — The Earnest covered bridge replaced the Adams covered bridge.

• 1938 — The Wendling bridge is erected by Lane County.

• 1945 — Logging camp schools were closed.

• 1950s — The Wendling School closed.

• 1952 — The Wendling post office was closed.

• 1957 — The Mabel post office was closed.

• 1976 — The grade school burned and the current grade school was built.