Sprague River is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Klamath Falls near the Sprague River, northwest of Oregon Route 140.
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The Sprague River was named for Captain Franklin B. Sprague, who participated in the Snake and Paiute Indian wars, and was in command of Fort Klamath in 1866.[2] His name was applied to the river by 1864, and perhaps earlier.[2] The Klamath name for the stream was Plai or Plaikni Koke.[2] Koke was the generic word for "river" and plai meant the river came from upper or higher country.[2] Sprague River post office, named after the stream, was established September 14, 1923, with Benjamin E. Wolford as the first postmaster.[2] There was an earlier post office named Sprague River much farther east and upstream of the current community.[2] The Oregon, California and Eastern Railway had a station nearby.[2] The former rail line is now the OC&E Woods Line State Trail.
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