cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Dawson County (Civil), Dawson County, Nebraska (40.8699361, -99.8195657)
Description: Dawson County is located in the south central portion of Nebraska and  is bounded on the north by Custer County, on the east by Buffalo County, on the south by Phelps, Gosper and Frontier Counties and on the west by Lincoln County.  Lexington is the County Seat.
History: Dawson County was first organized with boundaries defined by a legislative act on 11 January 1860.  Boundaries were redefined by an act and approved on 6 June 1871.  The county was officially formed  on 26 June 1871 by proclamation of the then Governor William H James.  The county was named for Jacob Dawson, an early Nebraska pioneer who served as the first postmaster of the town originally named Lancaster, and later named Lincoln, the State capital.  (NE-T801/p56)
Taylor Spur (Cape), Denali County, Alaska (63.1244444, -150.9494444)
Description: Extends E from Pioneer Ridge to Muldrow Glacier on NE side of Denali below Harper Icefall, Alaska Range
History: Named for William R. Taylor, one of the men who reached the summit of the North Peak in 1910. Published in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Saint Elias Mountains (Range), Yukon County, Yukon (60.1114145, -139.1682308)
Description: extends NW along Alaska-Canada boundary from Cross Sound, Icy  Strait, and Lynn Canal on SE to Bering Glacier, Tana Glacier, Tana River, Chitistone River, and White River on NW; St. Elias Mts.
History: In 1870, Dall (p. 286) wrote: "The Coast or St. Elias Range contains the highest peaks and most of the volcanoes. along the whole northwest coast from California to the peninsula of Aliaska.: name "St. Elias Alps" to the mountains between the Copper River and Mount Fairweather. application of the name to the above described mountains.
Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base (historical) (Military), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.8866667, -166.5336111)
Description: Part of the Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U. S. Army National Historic Landmark
History: Amaknak Island is about five and a half miles long and varies in width from a few hundred yards to about one mile. In the north Mount Ballyhoo and Ulakta Head rise dramatically from the sea; Ulakta Head still contains World War II coastal defenses and some coast artillery quarters. To the south of Mount Ballyhoo lies the site of former Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base on relatively low but rolling terrain. Most of the World War II era constructions remain, although many are fast deteriorating and some are already ruins. Principle features include: the short (4,385-foot) Navy runway which serves the commercial airport today, airplane revetments (barricade against explosives) along the north side of the runway, magazines, aerology-operations building which later became an airline terminal, double hangar, bombproof power plant, two wharves, brick apartment house, a large number of occupied cottages (former naval quarters), torpedo storehouse and two hillside tunnels. South of the naval base is the original site of Fort Mears which was taken over by the Navy in 1944. Several of the Army barracks remain, but are in poor condition. Several concrete pillboxes and, on the hillsides, personnel trenches complete the landscape, although a former submarine base dock exists in "downtown" Amaknak, and Hill 400, at the south end of Amaknak, still contains reinforced defense structures and the hilltop holds gun emplacements and the ruins of a few quonset huts and frame buildings.
Erickson Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.2158333, -142.1797222)
Description: heads at glacier terminus, flows W to Canyon Creek 6 mi. N of its junction with Chitina River and 29 mi. SE of McCarthy, St. Elias Mts. 5 miles long.
History: Local name obtained by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and published on maps since 1954.
Tricouni Peak (Summit), Juneau County, Alaska (58.6688278, -134.487999)
Description: at junction of West Branch and Taku Glaciers, 3 mi. NE of The Snow  Towers and 26 mi. N of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Name proposed by members of the Juneau Icefield Research  Project and published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1960.
Pen Basin (Basin), Valley County, Idaho (44.6332351, -115.5342793)
Description: Bordering the upper portion of Johnson Creek, extending from the head of Johnson Creek Canyon to near the head of that creek.
History: Named because a trapper's pen or storage stockade was built in this basin south of the mouth of Whiskey Creek prior to the development of large scale mining in the vicinity in the later part of the 19th century.
Indian Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (66.068609, -153.6890428)
Description: in Indian Mts., 15 mi. E of Hughes, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Named for the Indian River. Local name published in 1956  by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Indian name Batzatgla, meaning obsidian hill, was reported in  1956 by Orth.
Coloma (Census), El Dorado County, California (38.7999014, -120.890216)
Description: Located in secs 17 and 20,T11N,R10E, Mount Diablo Meridian. National Historic Landmark operated as a state park. This NHL offers public access. Please contact the NHL directly for visitor information.
History: The discovery of placer gold at Coloma on January 24, 1848, resulted in the greatest series of gold strikes on the North American continent. The initial strike occurred at a sawmill constructed by land baron John A. Sutter on the South Fork of the American River. Coloma grew up around Sutter's Mill, and became the distributing center from which other mining camps were founded to the north, east, and south. The town died as the deposits were exhausted in the late 1850's.
Lake Roselius (Lake), Chugach County, Alaska (60.2673062, -143.8828183)
Description: In the Chugach National Forest, at the W edge of Steller Lobe, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) N of Mount Campbell and 4.5 km (2.8 mi) NE of Nichawak Mountain.
History: Named for Boris Roselius, a crew member on Bering's 1741 expedition.
Montague Island (Island), Chugach County, Alaska (60.1091667, -147.3411111)
Description: island, trends NE-SW 50 mi., in Prince William Sound, 76 mi. E of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History: This island was named "Montagu" by Captain James Cook, RN, on  May 18, 1778, for John Montagu, Earl of Sandwiche, the son of Viscount  Hinchinbroke (Wagner, 1937, p. 398).  It was called "Isla de Quiros" or "Quiros' Island" by the Spaniards in the late 1700's.  The Eskimo name, published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), was "Ostrov Tsukli," or "Tsukli Island."
Hewitt Lake (Lake), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.0026653, -151.3880674)
Description: 10 mi. SW of Mount Yenlo, 46 mi. SW of Talkeetna, Alaska Range. 697 acres in size. 2.9 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Turner Drop (Falls), Jackson County, Oregon (42.8652778, -122.5011111)
Description: Located in the Rogue River National Forest, along the Upper Rogue River, 11 km (7 mi) N of Prospect.
History: Named for Harry D. Turner (1883-1967) and his wife Pearl Turner (1877-1965), who owned a cabin adjacent to the falls from 1935 to 1967.
Mascot Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.4369444, -164.2630556)
Description: flows SE 7.2 mi. to Little Garfield Creek which flows to Noxapaga River, 31 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake; Seward Peninsula High.
History: prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). stream as "Tina Creek."
Primrose Ridge (Ridge), Denali County, Alaska (63.7523224, -149.3612756)
Description: In the NE portion of Denali National Park, bounded on the E by the Savage River and on the W by the Sancturary River, just E of Mount Wright, and 14 mi W of the village of Denali, Alaska Range
History: Named in 1962 by National Park Service (NPS) because this ridge is the only place in the park where the primrose, Primula Tschuktschorum, has been observed.
The Hill (Populated Place), St. Louis (city) County, Missouri (38.6155556, -90.2780556)
Description: The Hill is located south of Manchester Avenue, between Hampton Avenue on the west and Kingshighway Avenue on the east. It's named for its proximity to the city's highest point, located at the intersection of Sublette and Arsenal.
History: The Hill" is one of St. Louis' most famous neighborhoods. It remains one of the city's most intact ethnic neighborhoods. By some accounts, up to 75 percent of its residents claim to be Italian. Settlement of the area began as early as the 1830's, but Italian immigrants didn't began arriving in large numbers until the end of the nineteenth century, primarily to be close to the region's rich clay mines. Houses in the neighborhood reflect its immigrant history, with modest bungalows and shotgun shacks filling most streets.
Spirit Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.5957221, -150.9955365)
Description: On Kenai Peninsula in Kenai National Moose Range, 3.2 km (2 mi) W of Donkey Lake and 8 km (5 mi) NE of Eagle Rock, Cook Inlet Low. 340 acres in size. Maximum depth is 69 feet. 1.6 miles long.
History: Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range for administrative purposes.
Marble Creek (Stream), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.4955556, -131.3025)
Description: on Revillagigedo I., flows SW to Carroll Inlet, 3 mi. N of Island Point, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name recorded in 1915 by Theodore Chapin (in Brooks and others, 1916, fig. 6), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hill Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.8988889, -165.9894444)
Description: flows SE to Arctic River, 8 mi. E of Ear Mtn. and 46 mi. NE of Teller, Seward Peninsula High. 2.2 miles long.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Brownes Meadow (Flat), Tuolumne County, California (38.1210305, -120.0871306)
Description: On the banks of the North Fork Tuolumne River at mile marker 24,2.4 km (1.5 mi) south of Bald Mountain and 5.6 km (3.5 mi) northeast of the community of Long Barn.  (US-T121)
Heim Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.0847222, -147.0202778)
Description: flows SE to Miller Creek, 25 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 2.5 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1903 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindle, 1905, pl. 13).
Canoe Pass (Channel), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.8408333, -136.4188889)
Description: between Lumber Cove and S end of Lisianski Strait, 17 mi. NW of  Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1943 Coast Pilot (p. 394).
Kalsin Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.6316667, -152.4002778)
Description: extends SW off Chiniak Bay, 10 mi. S of Kodiak, Kodiak I.
History: Transliteration by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1881 of the name "Guba Kalsinskaya," or "Kalsin Bay," published by Sarichev (1826, map 16).
Limit Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.5319444, -145.0036111)
Description: Heads in the Sadlerochit Mountains, between Black Dog and Dodo Creeks, 4.5 mi SW of Mount Weller and flowing SSE to Fire Creek, 1 mi upstream from its mouth on the Sadlerochit River, 24 mi.  NW of Mount Michelson, Brooks Range
History: Name used by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1948 and reported by C. L.  Whittington in 1960.
Tlingit Peak (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.6166723, -136.3409566)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, 1.6 mi. E of mouth of Tyndall  Cove on Geikie Inlet and 48 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); named "for the Tlingit Indians."
Dawson Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.9061111, -148.3647222)
Description: flows S joins Keystone Creek to form Cache Creek, 20 mi. NW of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 3.5 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors, published in 1906 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The stream was shown as Keystone Creek, extending to Goldstream Creek on a manuscript map by C. W. Joint in 1905.
Star Rock (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.2508333, -134.8933333)
Description: in Funter Bay, on Mansfield Peninsula, 0.3 mi. S of Funter and 18 mi. SW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1890 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 162).
Brookings County (Civil), Brookings County, South Dakota (44.3696796, -96.790421)
Description: Located in eastern South Dakota along the boundary with Minnesota, 85 km (53 mi) north of Sioux Falls; County Seat:  Brookings.
History: Created in 1862 and organized in 1871.  Named for Judge Wilmot W Brookings, a native of Maine who came to the area as a pioneer settler in 1857.  Judge Brookings served the Dakota Territory in many ways:  associate justice of the State Supreme Court, prosecuting attorney for Yankton County, Superintendent in charge of building some of the first roads in eastern South Dakota, and for many years served in the Territorial Legislature.  (SD-T17/p21-22)
Bench Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.6189516, -149.2371798)
Description: at head of Bench Creek, 0.5 mi. NE of Johnson Lake and 22 mi. SE of Sunrise, Chugach Mts. 1 mile long.
History: Local name reported by Grant and Higgins (1913, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from Bench Creek which drains the lake.
Little Eldorado Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska (62.1033333, -141.8313889)
Description: in Nutzotin Mts., flows S to Bonanza Creek 2.2 mi. NE of its junction with Chathenda Creek, 12 mi. E of Euchre Mtn., Alaska Range
History: Named by prospectors and reported by S. R. Capps (in  Brooks and others, 1915, p. 222), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Ayiyak River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.8594444, -151.9738889)
Description: heads 2 mi. W of Little Chandler Lake, flows NE to Chandler River, 4 mi. SE of Ayiyak Mesa and 51 mi. N of Anaktuvak Pass, Arctic Slope. 58 miles long.
History: Eskimo name used by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during the exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4; name given in 1944.
King Salmon River (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.2238889, -157.3288889)
Description: formed by confluence of Contact and Takayofo Creeks at SW corner of Katmai National Monument, flows WNW 60 mi. to Egegik River, on  Alaska Peninsula, 37 mi. SW of Naknek; Bristol Bay Low.
History: named in 1902 by W. H. Osgood, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Kulvagavik (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.9819444, -162.7436111)
Description: on W shore of Kuskokwim Bay at mouth of Ishkowik River, 24 mi. W of Quinhagak, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo village reported in 1879 by E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service
Neachen Bay (Bay), Kootenai County, Idaho (47.6235173, -116.7474074)
Description: Located near the north end of Coeur d’Alene Lake, just south of the city of Coeur d’Alene 
History: The word “Neachen” is from the Coeur d’Alene for “place to drive animals,” specifically where deer were rounded up and forced into the lake to be killed.
Scow Harry Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.1166667, -154.3333333)
Description: flows SW to Kuskokwim River, 0.5 mi. NE of Medfra, Kilbuck=Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name obtained in 1924 by J. S. Brown (in Smith, P.  S., and others, 1926, pl. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Jim Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.5188889, -148.9688889)
Description: flows SW to Knik River, 7.5 mi. SE of Palmer, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Local name reported in 1925 by K. K. Landes (in Moffit and  others, 1927, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Cedar Creek (Stream), Tulare County, California (36.3543899, -118.7328724)
Description: 2 miles long. In Sequoia National Park, heading 1.6 km (1 mi) southeast of Homers Nose and 3.2 km (2 mi) southwest of Evelyn Lake, flows southwest to the South Fork Kaweah River 0.96 km (0.6 mi) above the mouth of Garfield Creek. (US-T121)
Town of Ipswich (Civil), Essex County, Massachusetts (42.6864672, -70.8289978)
Description: Located 10 mi NW of Gloucester (US-T121).
History: Settled in 1633, incorporated as a town in 1634.  Named for Ipswich in Suffolk County, England, 'in acknowledgement of the great honor and kindness done to our people, who took shipping there.'  Before incorporation, it was the common land called 'Agawam' (MA-T1/p25).
Oongalambingoi Dunes (Beach), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.8775, -165.9255556)
Description: trend NE along SE coast of Nunivak I., 4 mi. E of Ingriruk Hill, 8 mi. NE of Cape Mendenhall.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Beverly Beach (Populated Place), Anne Arundel County, Maryland (38.8753924, -76.5080138)
Description: A resort development on the Chesapeake Bay on the north side of the mouth of the West River, 11.3 km (7 mi) south of Annapolis.  (US-T121)
History: Once operated as a family resort on the Chesapeake Bay. (US-T121)
Hokeley Gulch (Valley), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (65.0620997, -150.9875789)
Description: Trends SSE to Deep Creek valley, 11 mi NW of Manley Hot Springs, Yukon-Tanana Highlands. 1.3 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1931 as "Hovley Gulch" by J. B. Mertie, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Vachon Island (Island), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.8641667, -151.3222222)
Description: in Tanana River, at mouth of Cosna River, 33 mi. NE of Bitzshitni Mts., Nowitna Low
History: Riverboat pilots' name published on a 1940 "Navigation  Chart of the Tanana=Yukon Rivers" by the U.S. Dept. of Interior.
Hancock County (Civil), Hancock County, Kentucky (37.8415251, -86.7779293)
Description: Located along the Ohio River in western Kentucky, 32 km (20 mi) east-northeast of Owensboro; County Seat:  Hawesville.
History: Established in 1829, named for John Hancock (1737-1793), President of the Continental congress from 1775 to 1777 and first signer of the Declaration of Independence.   (KY-T1/p129)
La Cuba (Summit), Kings County, California (35.9513389, -119.9803992)
Description: Located in sec 1,T23S,R18E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In the Kettleman Hills, bound on the north by Arroyo del Paso and on the south by Arroyo del Conejo. (US-T121)
History: Descriptive name meaning "cask." (US-T121)
Smith Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.1954429, -141.5657312)
Description: extends NNW-SSE 3.5 mi. NE of junction of Salmon Trout and  Porcupine River's, 35 mi. NE of Coleen Mtn., Porcupine Plat,
History: Local name reported in 1939 by FitzGerald (1944, pl. 18), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Moose Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.5283333, -133.8411111)
Description: flows SW to Taku River, 1.7 mi. E of outlet of Twin Glacier  Lake and 25 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Local descriptive name reported in 1932 by B. D. Stewart, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to have been given because "moose abound in the vicinity * * * (and this area) is the moose hunting ground of (the) natives and the people of Juneau."
San Francisco Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.8466667, -164.9713889)
Description: flows E to Eldorado River near its head, 25 mi. NW of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Bruce Point (Cape), Nassau County, New York (40.902096, -73.608055)
Description: Located in the Village of Lattingtown, in the Town of Oyster Bay, on the S coast of Long Island Sound, 0.2 mi. E of Peacock Point
History: The name honors Robert Bruce, Jr. (1919-1978), World War II veteran, engineer, Vice President of Fairchild Space and Defense Systems, and President of the Lattingtown Harbor Property Owners Association
Red Bluff (Populated Place), Tehama County, California (40.1784886, -122.2358302)
Description: On the west bank of the Sacramento River at mile marker 245, 15.7 km (9.8 mi) northwest of Gerber. (US-T121)
History: Became the county seat of Tehama County in 1857. Incorporated in 1876. Named from the reddish color of a high bank of the Sacramento River, near which the city is located.
Cone Hill (Summit), Aleutians West County, Alaska (57.1750528, -170.3619383)
Description: on W-central St. Paul I., in Pribilof Islands.
History: Descriptive name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1875; probably  obtained from Elliott (1881, St. Paul map), who was there in 1873-74.
Amazon Gulch (Valley), Copper River County, Alaska (61.5116652, -142.9007654)
Description: Heads 1.2 mi NNW of Bonanza Peak and trends SW to Root Glacier near its junction with Kennicott Glacier, 6 mi. N of McCarthy, Wrangell Mountains. 2.6 miles long.
History: Name used by miners; reported in 1962 by E. M. MacKevett, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Amazon Creek.
Puzzle Gulch (Valley), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (65.1775654, -144.3318425)
Description: trends NE to mouth of Caribou Creek, coursed by South Fork Birch Creek, 45 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana Highlands.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1954 or 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Gold Lake (Lake), Dillingham County, Alaska (60.2152949, -159.4652987)
Description: in Crooked Mts., 10.5 mi. W of Chikuminuk Lake and 87 mi. SE of Bethel, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 2 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1955 by J. M. Hoare, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The Pfeifferhorn (Summit), Utah County, Utah (40.5335553, -111.7060268)
Description: Located on the boundary of the Uinta National Forest/Lone Peak Wilderness and the Wasatch National Forest/Lone Peak Wilderness, 1.3 mi. SW of Thunder Mountain, 5.5 mi SW of Alta; Sec. 27, T3S, R2E, Salt Lake Meridian
History: The name honors Charles “Chick” Pfeiffer (d. 1939), who owned a shoe shop in Salt Lake City, was one of the founding members of the Wasatch Mountain Club, and served as its president in 1938.
New Milford Creek (Stream), Portage County, Ohio (41.1048673, -81.235274)
Description: 2.1 mi. long; located in Rootstown Township, heads 5.3 mi. SW of Michael J Kirwin Reservoir, flows NNE then W to flow under New Milford Road to enter Reed Ditch; T2N, R8W, Connecticut Western Reserve and Firelands Private Survey
History: Named in association with the community of New Milford and New Milford Road
Huerhuero Creek (Stream), San Luis Obispo County, California (35.6752471, -120.6871153)
Description: Heads at the junction of East Branch Huerhuero Creek and Middle Branch Huerhuero Creek, flows north-northwest to the Salinas River, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) south-southeast of Wellsona and 6.4 km (4 mi) north of Paso Robales. (US-T121)
Rice Gulch Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.5127778, -141.165)
Description: flows SE to Salmon Fork Black River 32 mi. N of Midnight Hill, Porcupine Plateau
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by T. E. Taylor and R. C. Foley, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Nanavochtshak Lake (Lake), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.65, -159.65)
Description: just W of Togiak Lake and 75 mi. NE of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name shown on an 1898 fieldsheet by W. S. Post,  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Goodhope Bay (Bay), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.1216667, -163.6941667)
Description: on N coast of Seward Peninsula, 30 mi. W of Deering; Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 16 miles wide.
History: so named by Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue while exploring the region in August 1816 because here he had "good hope" of making important geographic discoveries.
Dike Mountain (Summit), Juneau County, Alaska (58.6521829, -134.5937511)
Description: In the Coast Mountains, 0.8 mi NW of Mustang Peak and 26 mi NNW of Juneau.
History: Named in 1964 by personnel of the Juneau Icefield Research  program; published in 1966 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Peer Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.7283333, -136.2666667)
Description: In Imperial Passage, W coast of Chichagof Island, 8 mi. NW of Chicagof, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1926 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for geographic point "Peer" which is located on the island.