for Odell Lake. There was another Odell in the state, in the Hood River Valley, so the promoters of the townsite changed the name to Crescent for Crescent Lake, one of the large lakes of the Cascade Range, ocated 15 miles to the west.
Crescent Lake, Klamath County. One of the impressive mountain lakes of Oregon, on the east slope of the Cascade Range not far from Diamond Peak. It is fed by Summit Creek, which flows into East Fork Deschutes River. Its south shore is skirted by the Willamette Highway, formerly the Oregon Central Military Road. Elevation 4837 feet. Named because of its shape. Professional Paper 9 of the U. S. Geological Survey describes this lake in detail. The geography of the lake and its immediate surroundings is shown on the Geological Survey's map of the Diamond Lake quadrangle.
Creswell, Lane County. Creswell post office was established March 4, 1876. The place was named by Ben Holladay for John A. J. Creswell, postmaster-general from 1869-74. Creswell has an elevation of 543 feet and is on the main line of the Southern Pacific Company and the Pacific Highway. Creswell Butte, about a mile to the south, has an elevation of 982 feet. John A. J. Creswell was born in Maryland in 1828, and served as U. S. representative and as senator before joining the cabinet. In 1874 he was appointed counsel of the United States in the Alabama Claims matter and served until 1876. He died December 23, 1891. Creswell station was named by Holladay several years before the post office was established.
Creswell Canyon, Marion County. This is a canyon in the hills north of Jefferson and its lower end is crossed by the Pacific Highway. It was named for Donald E. Creswell, who was born in Ilinois in 1830 and setted near the canyon in October, 1853. He spelled his name without a "t."
