Mohawk is an

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, United States, on the

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, about seven miles upstream from Springfield. When a post office was established at this locale in 1862, it was named "Mohawk" after the river. The post office operated intermittently, and after being converted to a rural station in 1958, it was finally terminated in 1961. When the

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established a station on the

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line there, it was named "Donna". Historically there was also a nearby locale known as "Mohawk Post".

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Historic image of covered railroad bridge near Mohawk
from Salem Public Library
Historic images of Mohawk
from the University of Oregon Library collections Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon 1862 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1862 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{LaneCountyOR-geo-stub