Editing Molalla, Oregon (section)

==History==
Molalla was named after the [[Molalla River]], which in turn was named for the [[Molala]], a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribe that inhabited the area. William H. Vaughan took up a [[Donation Land Claim Act|donation land claim]] in the area in 1844. Molalla post office was established in 1850, near the site of [[Liberal, Oregon|Liberal]], and was discontinued in 1851. The post office was reestablished in 1868 and it ran until 1874, then was reestablished in 1876, which is when it was probably placed at the present location of Molalla.<ref name="OGN">{{cite book |last = McArthur |first = Lewis A. |author-link = Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur |title = [[Oregon Geographic Names]] |orig-year = 1928 |edition = 7th |year = 2003 |publisher = [[Oregon Historical Society Press]] |location = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] |isbn = 0-87595-277-1 |page = 655}}</ref>

Since the late 1990s, the city experienced a surge in growth and expansion in the residential sector.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} In 2000, a number of franchised business have located in Molalla.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} In 2002, Molalla installed its first stoplight at the intersection of [[Oregon Route 211]] and [[Oregon Route 213]] because of the traffic brought by the increased business activity.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}