named for John W. Briedwell, a local resident, who was the first postmaster. Briedwell post office was established August 16, 1887, and discontinued October 31, 1888. Recent maps show a Briedwell School at this place, but the rest of the community is a thing of the past.
BRIGGS LANDING, Lincoln County. Briggs Landing, in Boiler Bay, was named for Joe Briggs, who lived nearby.
BRIGGSON, Umatilla County. Briggson post office served an area about eight miles east-southeast and up in the Blue Mountains from Weston in what is known as the Wildhorse Mountain district. One Dan Briggs fostered the idea of an office in this locality, but it was decided to put it at the McCorkell place rather than at the Briggs ranch, as Briggs lived too far back in the mountains. However, when the office was established, it was named in his honor. Briggson post office was established June 2, 1896, with William McCorkell first and only postmaster. The office was closed April 30, 1909, with papers to Weston.
BRIGHAM CREEK, Wallowa County. Brigham Creek flows into Bear Gulch from the west in section 26, township 1 south, range 47 east. It was named in pioneer days because of an event that suggested Mormonism, hence the use of Brigham Young's first name.
BRIGHTON, Tillamook County. This post office and railroad station are near the mouth of Nehalem River, in the northwest part of the county. The town was platted about 1910 with the name of Brighton Beach although it is not directly on the ocean. This place, together with many others in the United States, was named for Brighton, the fashionable seashore resort on the south coast of England.
BRIGHTWOOD, Clackamas County. Brightwood is said to have been named by a Mr. Alcorn, a property owner, because of the pleasing effect of the sun shining on the cottonwood trees in the spring. The first local post office was called Salmon, because it was very close to Salmon River, a stream named in pioneer days. Salmon post office was established in April, 1891, with Winnie McIntyre first postmaster. The name of this office was changed to Brightwood on May 6, 1910. Brightwood is about a quarter of a mile east of Salmon River on the Mount Hood Loop Highway. The compiler does not know if the post office was moved this distance when the name was changed in 1910, or at some other time.
Bristow PRAIRIE, Lane County. This prairie on the summit of the Calapooya Mountains was named for Elijah Bristow, the founder of Pleasant Hill, near Goshen. See under PLEASANT HILL. Bristow used to go hunting on the prairie. He was born in Virginia in 1788, and came to Oregon in 1846. For his biography see Walling's History of Lane County, page 475.
BRITTEN, Baker County. Britten was a post office in the mining district in the Blue Mountains between Baker and Sumpter, named for a local family. The office was established September 25, 1884, with Elizabeth E. Britten postmaster. Britten post office was discontinued May 9, 1893.
BROADACRES, Marion County. About the time the Oregon Electric was opened for service between Portland and Salem in 1908, a station with the descriptive name Broadacres was established at a point about three miles west of Hubbard. There was not a great deal of business there at first, but in a few years it was necessary to have a post office. This office called Broadacres was opened in June, 1914, and was discontinued in December, 1928, with the business turned over to Hubbard. John R. Foulds was the first postmaster.
