Mohawk Valley
From Lane Co Oregon
Revision as of 23:51, 24 September 2007 by 198.6.33.31 (Talk)
- 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.
