Editing West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon (section)

==History==
In 1850, Nathan B. Jones, a pioneer of 1847, settled at the head of [[Tanner Creek]] and [[plat]]ted lots for a community he called "Zion Town".<ref name=OGN>{{Cite OGN|7th|page=931}}</ref> It is unknown if he named the place for Mount Zion, a summit located about a mile to the southeast.<ref name=OGN/> Because the name "Zion" for a local post office would have caused confusion, as there had already been two post offices so-named in Oregon, a resident suggested the name "Sylvan", from the Roman deity of the woods ''[[Silvanus (mythology)|Silvanus]]''.<ref name=OGN/> The office was established in 1890 and it closed in 1906.<ref name=OGN/> Jones, who was considered an eccentric [[hermit]], had wanted Zion Town to become the new capitol of Oregon.<ref name=OGN/> He was murdered during the course of a robbery in 1894.<ref name=OGN/> Sylvan post office was located at what today is the interchange of [[Sunset Highway (Oregon)|Sunset Highway]], [[Scholls Ferry Road]] and Skyline Boulevard within the Portland city limits in [[Multnomah County, Oregon|Multnomah County]].<ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis |id= 1166025 |name= Sylvan Post Office (historic) |entrydate= August 1, 1994 |access-date= December 2, 2015}}</ref>