cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Point Kadin (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.9252778, -167.0733333)
Description: on NW coast of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: This point was first reported as Makushin Cape by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888. It was named Point Kadin by US@C&GS and published in the 1938 Coast Pilot (pt. 2, supp., p. 41).
Big Dardis Lake (Lake), Price County, Wisconsin (45.7362615, -90.3341742)
History: A proposal to collectively name Musser Lake, Big Dardis Lake, Duroy Lake, Elk Lake, Long Lake and Wilson Lake, Chain-O-Lakes, was submitted by the Wisconsin Board on 8 January 1954, and again on 29 August 1958. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) rejected the proposal on 9 April 1959, based on the fact that all the lakes were not connected by the same watercourse, therefore, not a true group of "chain lakes".
Galena (Populated Place), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.7333333, -156.9275)
Description: population 261, on right bank of Yukon River, 35 mi. E of Nulato, Koyukuk Low.
History: Established about 1919 as a supply point for the galena (lead ore) prospects south of the Yukon River. Its population was 67 in 1930; 44 in 1940; and 76 in 1950. The village is now predominately Indian. With the construction of a major airfield and the consequent employment, the population has increased. Galena post office was established in 1932 (Ricks, 1965, p. 22). Site of a former Indian village recorded on the 1880 Census map as "Natulaten," by Ivan Petroff, 1884 who also recorded Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin's Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) 1844 name for the village as "Notaglita," population 3(.
Lewis Lakes (Lake), Tuolumne County, California (38.2194915, -119.7274744)
Description: Group of three lakes, each about 15 acres in area, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) north-northwest of Emigrant Lake and 56 km (35 mi) west-northwest of Mono Lake.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Bert Lewis, employee of the United States Forest Service, who died in World War I, May 1918.  (US-T121)
Bonasila Dome (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (62.321637, -160.5002662)
Description: SE of Two Spot Mtn., 25 mi. NW of Holy Cross, Nulato Hills;
History: Name reported in 1916 by G. L. Harrington, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was also known as Simel Mountain after a local resident.
Middle Fork Paint River (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.12, -154.6336111)
Description: flows N joins South Fork Paint River to form Paint River, 8 mi.  SE of Spectacle Lake, 47 mi. SW of Augustine I., Aleutian Range
History: Local name reported by K. F. Mather, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1923 (in  Brooks and others, 1925, pl. 3).
Gold Star Peak (Summit), Placer County, California (39.2567492, -120.088126)
Description: Located along the boundary of Tahoe National Forest, 3 mi. WNW of Tahoe Vista, 0.7 mi. SE of Brockway Summit; Sec. 9, T16N, R17E, Mount Diablo Meridian
History: The name references the Gold Star which is a traditional mourning symbol used to indicate the loss of family members in military service
Naushon Point Shoal (Bar), Dukes County, Massachusetts (42.524263, -70.698655)
Description: Off the NE coast of Uncatena Island in Buzzards Bay 0.2 mi N of Timmy Point; Town of Gosnold.
History: According to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) this name was removed from newer editions due to new hydrogrphy.
Castle Rock (Summit), Denali County, Alaska (63.3659161, -150.2760934)
Description: in Denali National Park, W of Sunset Glacier terminus, 4.5 mi. SSE of Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska Range
History: So named in 1931 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because the "very large irregular rocks on this peak give it the appearance, from a distance, of an old castle."
Bluff Point (Cape), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.1638889, -161.8933333)
Description: on NW coast of Dolgoi I., in Pavlof Is., Aleutian Range;
History: Descriptive name published as Bluff Cape" on an 1890 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) map, and as "Bluff Point" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in Coast Pilot (1916, v. 2, p. 184).
Kiwa Creek (Stream), Latah County, Idaho (46.9915665, -116.6312713)
Description: Stream 1.5 mi long that flows SW to Dry Fork Strychnine Creek; Palouse River drainage.
History: Named byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)ranger W. H. Daugs; the Chinook jargon word means "crooked," for the winding bed of this creek. Daugs spelled the word Kywa and it appears so on some maps.
Skl-ow-kin Creek (Stream), Beaverhead County, Montana (44.9090978, -112.557253)
Description: Located on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, stream, 1.3 km(0.8mi.) long. Flows S to enter West Fork Long Creek.
History: The name Squaw Creek was changed by a decision of the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) July 12, 2007. The replacement name is Salish for “Beaverhead.”
Ten Gulch (Valley), Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska (65.1377019, -141.9791265)
Description: trends SE to Fourth of July Creek, 6 mi. SW of that stream's junction with Yukon River and 33 mi. NW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana Highlands.
History: Local name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Dewey Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.6325, -165.2975)
Description: flows SW to Nome River, 9 mi. NE of Nome, Seward Peninsula High. 2 miles long.
History: Local name published in 1900 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 9380. Named in 1899 or 1900, possibly for Commodore (later Admiral) George Dewey, 1837-1917, U.S. Navy (USN), who successfully commanded the United States forces in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898.
Grayling Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.86783, -159.79928)
Description: on left bank of Yukon River, E of Eagle I., 16 mi. N of Anvik, Innoko Low. 8.5 miles long.
History: Riverboat pilots name shown on a 1940 Navigation Chart of the Tanana Yukon Rivers published by U.S. Dept. of Interior.
Dixie Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (65.5275, -162.3672222)
Description: flows NE to Independence Creek in Kugruk River basin, 24 mi. E of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 1.4 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1905, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Further Creek (historical) (Populated Place), Nantucket County, Massachusetts (41.2806797, -70.2272406)
Description: former cove on W end of Nantucket Island (now Esther Island) 1 mi WNW of Madaket; Town of Nantucket.
History: Reported as Farther Creek (Walling 1871) and later as Further Creek; now filled in by ocean currents (US-T121).
Passage Point (Cape), Chugach County, Alaska (60.5147222, -147.6952778)
Description: northernmost point of Knight I., at NW entrance to Lower Passage, 22 mi. NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name published in 1909 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); derived from  nearby Lower Passage.
Cape Yakak (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.5919444, -176.9416667)
Description: SW tip of Adak I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Aleut name published by the Russians as "M(ys) Yakhakh" or  "Cape Yakhakh" (in Tebenkov, 1852, map p. 28). This point was reported by Father Ioann Veniaminov as "Yagak," which he translated as "firewood" or  "driftwood." This word may come from the Aleut word "Yagaqadaq" which,  according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "firwood" or "firgrove."
Bungay River (Stream), Bristol County, Massachusetts (41.9514885, -71.2953309)
Description: Total length of 7.2 miles. Heads in Greenwood Lake at 425930N0711658W, flows S 2.5 mi then W to the Tenmile River on the NW side of Attleboro; City of Attleboro and Town of North Attleborough.
History: Possibly named for a Bungay River in Attleborough, Norfolk, England. (MGB 1932)
Meyers Island (Island), Wrangell County, Alaska (55.7405556, -132.2627778)
Description: Along the E side of Clarence Strait, just SW of Lemesurier Point, on SW coast of Cleveland Peninsula, 0.9 mi SE of Misery Island, Alex. Arch.
History: Named by local fishermen and reported in 1904 by H. C.  Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Kikiakrorak River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.9947222, -151.6155556)
Description: Heads at 69200N, 1525900W, NW of Umiat and flows NE 90 mi. to join the Colville River 5 mi below the Kogosukruk River, 30 mi. S of Harrison Bay, Arctic Plain.
History: Eskimo name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during exploration  of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 in 1947.
Johnson Lake (Lake), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.9539692, -132.0952673)
Description: On SE coast of Prince of Wales Island, 0.5 mi S of Johnson Cove on the S side of Moira Sound and 31 mi SW of Ketchikan.
History: Named in 1961 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)"for nearby Johnson Cove."
Outer Rock (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.8777778, 173.3166667)
Description: awash at low tide, between Hodikof and Sarana Bays, off eastern  Attu I., 1.4 mi. E of Hodikof Point, Aleutian Islands.
History: Descriptive name listed in the 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot.
Whale Rock (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.8441667, -133.6880556)
Description: at mouth of Davidson Inlet, 0.5 mi. SW of Whale Head Island, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1904 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). "The rock looks like a whale at low tide."
Hanagita River (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.2841667, -144.0563889)
Description: heads in group of lakes 12 mi. ESE of Hanagita Lake, flows WNW 17 mi. to Tebay River, 4 mi. SE of Summit Lake and 73 mi. ENE of Valdez,  Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1900 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Hanagita, "Ahtena Indian Chief."
Tyone River (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.7052778, -147.2175)
Description: heads at Tyone Lake, flows NW to Susitna River, 7 mi. NE of  Oshetna and 68 mi. NW of Gulkana, River Copper River Basin.
History: Local name reported in 1906 by Sidney Paige and Adolph  Knopf (in Brooks and others, 1907, p. 118), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The name is an "Alaska  jargon word for 'chief'."
Crescent Bay (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.045, -175.2283333)
Description: 5.5 mi. E of Cape Kigun, on N coast of Atka I., Aleutian Islands. 2.2 miles wide.
History: Name published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot (p. 99).
Antoski Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.2383333, -155.0766667)
Description: flows E to Sulatna River, 12 mi. NE of Sulatna Crossing and 18 mi. SW of Monzonite Hills, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.; 6.3 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1913 by %eakin (1914, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Elk Lake (Lake), Price County, Wisconsin (45.6969663, -90.403232)
History: A proposal to collectively name Musser Lake, Big Dardis Lake, Duroy Lake, Elk Lake, Long Lake and Wilson Lake, Chain-O-Lakes, was submitted by the Wisconsin Board on 8 January 1954, and again on 29 August 1958. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) rejected the proposal on 9 April 1959, based on the fact that all the lakes were not connected by the same watercourse, therefore, not a true group of "chain lakes".
South Fork Koyukuk River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.5819444, -151.9380556)
Description: heads 8 mi. W of Chandalar Lake, flows SW to Koyukuk River, 20 mi. E of Allakaket, Kanuti Flats.
History: Local name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1899. This stream appears to be the "Nohoolchintna" which Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 100), USA,  reported in 1885.
Ophir Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.3411111, -159.9941667)
Description: heads at Rockpile Pass and flows NW to Whitefish Lake 22 mi. SW  of Aniak, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Prospectors' name shown on a 1914 field sheet by A. G.  Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It is reported that gold was discovered on this stream during  the "Yellow River stampede" of the winter of 1901-02.
Nixon Fork (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.0344444, -155.6661111)
Description: Heading at the confluence of Von FRank and Whirlwind Creeks, flowing SW to the Takotna River, 26 mi WSW of Medfra, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name obtained in 1908 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Alexander Kolmakov, in 1838, followed by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1842-44  gave the Indian name "Nochotno." A. G. Indian name "Tuentna." Maddren, in 1908, called it by another.
Williams Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.0825, -144.1316667)
Description: flows NE to Salcha River 24 mi. W of Twin Mtn. and 52 mi. S of Circle Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1954 or 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Little Black River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.4352778, -143.8258333)
Description: Heads at 653000N, 1433000W, flows NNE 49 mi, then flows NW 33 mi, where it splits, forming the Grass River and the Sucker River, 16 mi. S of Chalkyitsik; Yukon Flats.
History: Local name published in 1890 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). It was often  confused with the Big Black (now Black) and Rat Rivers.
Sarson Island (Island), Dukes County, Massachusetts (41.4151144, -70.552805)
Description: Located in Sengekontacket Pond, Martha's Vineyard, 2.5 miles south of Oak Bluffs; Towns of Edgartown and Oak Bluffs.
History: Named for Richard Sarson, who purchased the island before 1664 from the first English owner Edward Sale, (Steel).
Big Indian Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.925, -149.9980556)
Description: on N end of Kenai Peninsula, flows NW to Chickaloon Bay, 12 mi. W of Hope, Cook Inlet Low. 18 miles long.
History: Local name reported by G. C. Martin, B. L. Johnson, and U. S. Grant (1915, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Originally called Indian Creek in 1895 by Becker (1898, p. 82), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Horsefly Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.8916667, -157.9375)
Description: flows NW and SW to Iditarod River, 30 mi. N of Flat, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mtn. 16 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Suicide Rock (Summit), Riverside County, California (33.7708483, -116.6974641)
Description: Located in sec 5,T5S,R3E, San Bernardino Meridian. In the San Jacinto Mountains, 1.6 km (1 mi) north of Idyllwild and 4.0 km (2.5 mi) northeast of Pine Cove. (US-T121)
Las Huertas Canyon (Valley), Sandoval County, New Mexico (35.2343675, -106.4114798)
Description: Heads 1.1 km (0.7 mi) NE of Sandia Crest, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) SW of Ellis Ranch, flows NE to a confluence with Las Huertas Creek, 0.6 km (0.4 mi) W of Palomas Peak.
Round Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (63.5919755, -157.0070958)
Description: between Finland Creek and bend in Innoko River, 35 mi. NW of Ophir and 61 mi. NW of McGrath, Innoko Low.
History: Local name obtained in 1954 by R. E. Isto, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Rock Crossing (Crossing), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.7888889, -150.05)
Description: on Tanana River, 3 mi. downstream from mouth of Kantishna  River, Tanana Low.
History: Riverboat crossing (a shift from one side of the stream to  the other) published on a 1940 "Navigation Chart of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers"  by U.S. Dept of Interior.
Boothby Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.1911111, -150.1688889)
Description: flows S to diversion ditch parallel to Pioneer Creek, 1.6 mi. NE of Eureka and 20 mi. S of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High.; 0.8 mile long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1904 by Prindle and Hess (1906, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kaiser Peak (Summit), Fresno County, California (37.29405, -119.1855202)
Description: Located in sec 25,T7S,R25E, Mount Diablo Meridian. The most prominent point west of Kaiser Pass on Kaiser Ridge, 4.8 km (3 mi) north of the eastern end of Huntington Lake and 8 km (5 mi) west of Kaiser Pass. (US-T121)
Kuluk Bay (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.875, -176.5630556)
Description: on NE coast of Adak I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Transliteration by the U. S. Navy Hydrographic Office in 1936  of the Aleut name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 28), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Z(aliv) Khulukh," or "Khulukh Bay."
Houston (Populated Place), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.6302778, -149.8180556)
Description: mile 174.9 on The Alaska RR., 29 mi. N of Anchorage; Cook Inlet  Low.
History: name published on a 1917 blueprint map of The Alaska RR.  Recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mpas indicate a site with two or three buildings.
Mohawk River (Stream), Saratoga County, New York (42.7609113, -73.6870628)
Description: 150 mi. long tributary of the Hudson River.
History: The variant name "Ohionhiió:ke Stream" is a Mohawk name which translates to: "nice creek". A proposal to change the name of the river to Kanien’kehá:ka River (derived from the Mohawk language meaning "People of the Flint") was rejected by the BGN, 14 May 2020, citing a lack of local support for the change.
Inglutalik River (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.8213889, -160.9027778)
Description: heads at Traverse Peak, flows SW to Norton Bay, 10 mi. SE of Koyuk, Nulato Hills. 80 miles long.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1849 by Captain M. D. Tebenkov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as Inaktuli.
Yoke Mountain (Summit), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.5, -161.6333333)
Description: with 2 peaks, called North Yoke and South Yoke Mts., 4 mi. E of  Jacksmith Bay and 28 mi. N of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Named "North Yoke" and "South Yoke" in 1914 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Lake McDermand (Lake), Fresno County, California (37.1195804, -118.6808633)
Description: In Evolution Basin on the north slope of Goddard Divide, 0.48 km (0.3 mi) east of Wanda Lake and 4 km (2.5 mi) northeast of Mount Goddard.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Charles K McDermand (1902-1966), outdoorsman, writer and  authority on golden trout fishing in the High Sierra.  (US-T121)
Marvel Dome (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (60.9605695, -159.6644853)
Description: 72 mi. NE of Bethel, in Kilbuck Mts., Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1914 by A. G. Maddren (in Brooks,  1915, pl. 11), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Big Muddy Creek (Stream), Roosevelt County, Montana (48.1416866, -104.6119032)
Description: Heads in Big Muddy Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada, flows generally S 56 km (35 mi), then E 40 km (25 mi), then S 89 km (55 mi) to join the Missouri River, 6.4 km (4 mi) W of Culbertson.
History: A proposal to change the name Big Muddy Creek to Marthas River was submitted in December 1998. In March 2000, the proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN).
Boswell Rock (Island), Chugach County, Alaska (60.4136111, -146.1033333)
Description: in N entrance to Boswell Bay, on NE coast of Hinchinbrook I.,  15 mi. SW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.;
History: Local name reported in 1933 by H. E. Smith, U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Oak Run Creek (Stream), Shasta County, California (40.5640411, -122.2194466)
Description: Heads 5.6 km (3.5 mi) west of Sugar Pine Mountain, flows southwest for 23 miles to Cow Creek, 14.5 km (9 mi) east of Redding. (US-T121)
History: Current source coordinate was taken from the most current large-scale map and extended to the east; former source coordinate 404208N1220115W. (US-T121)
Glacier Pup (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.2947222, -146.4586111)
Description: flows S to Chatanika River, 0.8 mi. upstream from the mouth of Sourdough Creek and 48 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 0.7 mile long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1954 or 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Semidi Islands (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.0619444, -156.6983333)
Description: in Pacific Ocean, 23 mi. SE of Sutwik Island and 80 mi. SW of Trinity Is., Aleutian Range
History: Although thought by some to have been discovered in 1741  by Captain Commander I. I. (Vitus) Bering, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and named "Tumannoi," meaning "foggy," the present name is derived from "O(stro)va Semidy ili Yevdokevskiye," meaning "Seven or Yevdokevskiye Islands," which was published by Lieutenant Sarichev, (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The nine islands were  identified on June 16, 1778, by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2, p. 410), RN, who  wrote "We found it to be an island * * * lying in the latitude of 561000 * *  * and it is distinguished in our chart by the name of Foggy Island; having  reason to believe from its situation, that it is the same which had tha t name given to it by Beering." Commodore Joseph Billings, (in Sauer, 1802, p.  200), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) called the islands "Simedan (or Simedun)" while von Langsdorff  (1813-14, v. 2, p. 54), of the Russian embassy to Japan, published the name "Ewdokijefftian Islands" for this group. In 1868, US@C&GS called them "Seven  Islands."
Foley Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.1661111, -155.3794444)
Description: flows SW to Sulatna River E of Tamarack Bluff, 7 mi. NE of Poorman, Kilbuck-kuskokwim Mts. 6.2 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1913 by Eakin (1914, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sivugak Bluff (Cliff), North Slope County, Alaska (68.5930556, -152.3694444)
Description: on E side of Chandler River, 10 mi. S of Tuktu Bluff and 36 mi.  NW of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope
History: Eskimo name used by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during the exploration  of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4; name given in 1944.
Le Conte Falls (Falls), Tuolumne County, California (37.9232559, -119.4523847)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, on the Tuolumne River, just above mile marker 140, on the north slope of Falls Ridge.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Professor Joseph Le Conte (1823-1901), University of California, a scientist of world-wide reputation, especially qualified in geology, chemistry and natural history.  (US-T121)
Headwaters Hill (Summit), Saguache County, Colorado (38.3477709, -106.2530695)
Description: Located along the Continental Divide, 1 km (0.6 mi) east-southeast of Windy Peak, at the convergence of the Gunnison National Forest, Rio Grande National Forest, and the San Isabel National Forest boundaries.
History: Named indicated that the summit drains into three divergent river basins. It is one of only five "triple divides" in the US.
East Steller Valley (Valley), Aleutians West County, Alaska (52.9597654, 172.894145)
Description: formed by East Fork Steller River, on N coast of Attu Island, Aleutian Islands. 2.5 miles long.
History: Descriptive name derived from Steller Cove by U.S. Army during World War II; published in 1948 by Army Map Service (AMS).
Shuyak Harbor (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.5022222, -152.6283333)
Description: on SW coast f Shuyak I., 41 mi. N of Kodiak I.
History: Local name derived from Shuyak Island and published by  US@C&GS in 1926. "* * * Sometimes called Svendson and Shaw after a firm engaged in the herring fishery there."
Merced River (Stream), Merced County, California (37.349104, -120.9754833)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, heads at the junction of Lyell Fork Merced River and Merced Peak Fork, flows west through Lake McClure to the San Joaquin River 45 km (28 mi) west-northwest of Merced.  (US-T121)
History: Named by Spanish explorers under Sergeant Gabriel Moraga on September 29, 1806, five days after the feast of Our Lady of Mercey.  (US-T121)
Ukak (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.7275, -164.9325)
Description: on NW coast of Nelson Island, 27 mi. NE of Cape Vancouver, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Former Eskimo village, abandoned before 1945, now used as a summer camp; reported as "Ookagamiut," by E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service, who visited the village in December 1878. Ivan Petroff, in the 1880  Census, recorded "Ookagamute," population 25; 15 in 1939. Some maps have  erroneously located this village on the Ningaluk River. See Unakak.