Modoc Point, Oregon

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]

References

1. ^ "Modoc Point". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1166683. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 653. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956. 

Coordinates: 42°26′41″N 121°52′06″W / 42.4448606°N 121.8683452°W / 42.4448606; -121.8683452