cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Coffee Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.5163889, -151.4691667)
Description: flows SW to Chelatna Lake, 45 mi. NW of Talkeetna, Alaska Range. 6.5 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1906 by R. W. Porter, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Gold Run (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.1511111, -156.5441667)
Description: flows NE to Innoko River, 0.9 mi. NW of Ophir and 33 mi. NW of McGrath, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 4 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1912 by H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tuckers (Populated Place), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.9602778, -160.9311111)
Description: on W bank of Tuckers Slough, 2.3 mi. N of its junction with Yukon River and 17 mi. NE of Russian Mission, Nulato Hills
History: Named for the Tucker family and shown on maps since 1942; the place consists of one or two cabins.
Otter Bay (Bay), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.5, -160.9)
Description: on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, W of Cape Aliaksin, on west shore of Beaver Bay, Aleutian Range
History: Name translated from the Russian "Z(aliv) Bobrovyy,"  meaning "sea otter," published in 1847 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379, and shown as "Otter Bay" on an 1890 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) chart. This feature has not been positively identified.
Hoona Ridge (Ridge), Lake County, Oregon (43.5437556, -120.8156012)
Description: Located 4.2 km (2.6 mi) east of Buzzard Rock and just northwest of Moohoo'oo Mountain, in the southeastern portion of Deschutes National Forest.
History: The shape of the ridge resembles the back of a badger. The word "Hoona" of Paiute Indian origin and reportedly translates to "badger". Badgers are common to the area and are important to the local Tribes.
Pinta Head (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.3972222, -135.6263889)
Description: on Baranof I., at W end of Peril Strait, in Canoe Pass, 26 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1884 by Commander Coghlan for the U.S.S. Pinta, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) vessel, which navigated these waters. The name was published by  U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 181).
Staines River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (70.1380556, -145.9991667)
Description: distributary of Canning River, heads at 695245N1462345W flows  NE to Lion Bay, Arctic Plain
History: Named by Franklin (1828, map) in 1826; the name appeared  on his map as "Sir T. Staines R." and was applied to either this stream or  the West Canning River.
Anvik (Populated Place), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.6561111, -160.2066667)
Description: population 120, on right bank of Yukon River, at mouth of Anvik River, 34 mi. N of Holy Cross, Nulato Hills.
History: Ingalik village where Andrei Glazanov found several hundred people when he visited there in January 1834. Recorded by the Russians as "Anvig" or Anvik." A post office, first called "Anvick", was established here in 1897.
Garden County (Civil), Garden County, Nebraska (41.6194211, -102.3354078)
Description: Located 113 km (70 mi) E of the community of Scotts Bluff.  County Seat: Oshkosh.
History: Named by Oshkosh realtors John T Twiford and William R Twiford who descirbed the area as the "garden spot of the west."  Garden County was formed from the northern portion of Deuel County.  (US-T131/1960/NE Placenames,p65)
Coyote Run (Stream), Clark County, Ohio (39.851654, -83.906035)
Description: 4.3 mi. long; heads in Green Township 3.5 mi. NE of Yellow Springs, flows generally W into Mad River Township to enter Mud Run 2.2 mi. SE of Enon; Secs 29,23,17&11 T8N, R4E, Between the Miami Rivers Survey
History: named for the increasing coyote population around the stream
Noser Mill (Populated Place), Franklin County, Missouri (38.3931058, -91.1923706)
History: A village in the northwest part of Meramec Township, on the Bourbeuse River. The post office was first established as Luther, just north of the river, in the southwest part of Union Township, in 1872 and discontinued in 1878. The only postmaster during that time was Martin Luther Green Crowe, and Luther was named for one of his given names. Luther Crowe, as he was generally called, was born in 1818 in Boles Township. He was elected justice of the peace in 1848, and county clerk from 1860 to 1870. In 1896 the post office, still named Luther, was reestablished south of the river at the site of Noser Mill (q.v.), and in 1901 or 1902 was renamed for the mill, a name which it still bears.
East Fork Galena River (Stream), Jo Daviess County, Illinois (42.4502839, -90.3873499)
Description: Heads in Sec 28, TIN, R2E, 1.6 km (1 mi) northeast of White Oak, WI, flows southwest to the Galena River (qv), 4.8 km (3 mi) northeast of Galena, IL
History: A proposal to change the name East Fork Galena river to East Fork Fever River was initiated by U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) staff in May 1993. The proposal was rejected by the USBGN on September 8, 1994, and it was decided that the name East Fork Galena River would be retained.
Hood Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.4097222, -134.5161111)
Description: 4 mi. S of Angoon, on W coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch. 2 miles wide.
History: Named "Hoods Bay" in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), probably for the English Admiral and First Viscount, Samuel Hood, 1724-1816, (Wagner 1937, p. 392). Admiral Hood was second in command of Lord Rodney's North American Fleet druing the Revolutionary War. There has been some confusion of the names since Captain Vancouver's Hoods Bay apparently does not correspond to the description given by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey of Captain Vancouver's party who visited the locality (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 175). The bay was called "Hhotz Bay" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8050 in 1899. This name was probably derived from the Tlingit Indian word "Chuts" of "huts" meaning "bear."
Tower Bluffs (Cliff), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (63.5169444, -143.7541667)
Description: on E bank of Tanana River, extend N from junction of Robertson and  Tanana Rivers, 15 mi. NW of Tanacross, Yukon-Tanana High
History: Named in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 81)8 USA.
Round Islet (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.7525, -133.6013889)
Description: largest of Round Islets, in Holkham Bay, 0.5 mi. SE of Harbor  I. and 48 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1869 on  Hydrographic Chart 225 as "Round Islet (or islets)." Meade may have thought the  group to be one island. The name was restricted to the southernmost and largest of the islands by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 147).
Boob Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.3497222, -157.0236111)
Description: flows NW to Mastodon Creek 1.5 mi. E of its junction with Tolstoi Creek, 22 mi. NW of Ophir and 52 mi. NW of McGrath, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.; 4 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1916 by G. L. Harrington, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Lake Udrivik (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (68.505552, -153.9937947)
Description: In Killik River valley, 19 mi. NE of Kurupa Lake, Brooks Range
History: Eskimo name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). A 1924  fieldsheet by Gerald FitzGerald, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), shows "Blank Lake," a name probably  given for Walter R. Blankenship, the expedition's camp hand.
Little Polly Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.2798452, -152.5258454)
Description: flows SE to Polly Creek, 1.8 mi. W of Redoubt Point and 45 mi. SW of Kenai, Aleutian Range
History: Local name published in 1959 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Name derived from Polly Creek.
Carter Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.9675, -144.7038889)
Description: heads in Sadlerochit Mts., flows N to Camden Bay, 5 mi. SE of Collinson Point, 25 mi. SW of Barter I., Arctic Plain. 25 miles long.
History: Named by Leffingwell (1919, p. 94) for the prospector F. G. Carter. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) reported in 1948 that the Eskimo name for this stream is "Ekalukliurak" which generally refers in meaning to "place where fish are caught early."
Missionary Range (Range), Petersburg County, Alaska (56.9630029, -133.1664111)
Description: on Lindenberg Peninsula, Kupreanof I., 10 mi. NW of Petersburg, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for  charting purposes; name published in 1888 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 705.
Neva Strait (Channel), Sitka County, Alaska (57.2955556, -135.6127778)
Description: 16 mi. NW of Sitka, between Partishkof I. and NW coast of  Baranof I.; Alex. Arch.
History: named in 1804 by Captain U. T. Lisianski, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), for his  vessel the Neva. and included the water now known as "Olga Strait." Neva  Strait is the Olga Strait of the Russian chart of 1809, but not of M. D.  Tebenkov." (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 156.)
Onslow County (Civil), Onslow County, North Carolina (34.7098364, -77.4157658)
Description: Located in southeastern North Carolina along the Atlantic Ocean; County Seat:  Jacksonville.
History: Formed in 1734, named for Arthur Onslow (1691-1768), member of Parliment and Speaker of the House of Commons from 1728 to 1761. (NC-T11/p364)
Castle Peak (Summit), Copper River County, Alaska (61.5980099, -143.4462057)
Description: 21 mi. NW of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.
History: Name given by prospectors; reported in 1901 by T. G.  Gerdine (in Moffit and Knopf, pl. 1, 1910), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Twentymile Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.8100543, -145.5585897)
Description: 1.2 mi. W of Christian River and 18 mi. NW of Fort Yukon, Yukon  Flats.
History: Local name obtained in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so called because the  lake is approximately 20 miles from Fort Yukon by way of the winter trail.
Smith Island (Island), Mason County, Washington (47.2485372, -123.1149074)
Description: 0.1 acre; in Island Lake 2.5 mi. NW of Shelton: Sec 6, T20N, R3W, Willamette Meridian
History: named for William Henry “Bill” Smith (1917-2011), who purchased the island in 1955 and donated it to the community before his death
Garfield Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.3547222, -164.3144444)
Description: heads on Baldy Mtn., flows SE to Kuzitrin River, 14 mi. NW of Mount Bendeleben, 37 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 16 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by Brooks (1901, pl. 11), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Arre Rocks (Bar), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.6347222, -173.1572222)
Description: in Bering Sea, 2 mi. W of Hall I., 8 mi. NW of Glory of Russia Cape, Saint Matthew I.
History: Apparently named by H. W. Elliott about 1874 who says "Arrie, a sea bird, the Murre, was so named by the Russians from its harsh  cry Arra-arra" (Baker, 1906, p. 105).
Fossil Point (Cape), San Luis Obispo County, California (35.1749752, -120.7251749)
Description: Located south of Avila Beach, approximately 2,000 ft. W of Mallagh Landing
History: A proposal to change the application of the name Fossil Point, to recognize the historical location, was rejected by the BGN on February 14, 2013, citing longstanding published and legal usage of the name at the present location.
White Horse Rocks (Island), Plymouth County, Massachusetts (41.935382, -70.5591983)
Description: In Cape Cod Bay 0.4 mi E of Priscilla Beach; Town of Plymouth.
History: Name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as White Horse Rock in 1875; name modified to plural form in 1880's because of prevalence of rocks in the area (NOS files).
Kuskokwim Mountains (Range), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.8666667, -156.25)
Description: Extends NE-SW between Canyon Creek and Chikuminuk Lake on the south, and Tanana River on the north; bounded on the southeast by Kantishna River, North Fork Kuskokwim River, Kuskokwim River, Holitna River, and Kogrukluk River, and on northwest by the Kaiyuh Mountains at Sulatna Crossing, Innoko River, Dishna River, Iditarod River, Russian Mountains, and Kilbuck Mountains.  
History: Reported and defined in 1898 by Spurr (1900, p. 239), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The name was derived from the Kuskokwim River which flows through the range. Spurr (p. 70) applied the name "Tanana Hills" to the low mountains at  the northeast end of what are now the Kuskokwim Mountains. See Kuskokwim  Bay.
Wounded Cub Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.5252778, -158.155)
Description: flows SE to Mink Creek, 13 mi. S of Nulato, Koyukuk Low.
History: Appears to be a translation of an Indian name; reported in  1935 by Frederica de Laguna, Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE).
Tumakof Lake (Lake), Sitka County, Alaska (56.3687331, -134.8598612)
Description: 11 mi. NW of village of Port Alexander, on S coast of Baranof  I., Alex. Arch
History: Named in 1933 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)"for a Russian who was killed in the  massacre of the first Sitka settlement" in 1802.
Ikijaktusak Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.1311111, -165.9422222)
Description: Flows S to the Chukchi Sea SE of Agate Rock and 1.4 mi SE of Cape Thompson, Arctic Slope. 2 miles long.
History: Eskimo name meaning "young gull" reported in 1962 by W. O. Pruitt, University of Alaska, and spelled by him "Eekheezhaktsusuk." U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) reported a variation of this name in 1950 as "Eegik-rut-too-sook."
Fred Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.3758333, -141.1288889)
Description: flows NW to Porcupine River 3 mi. W of Canalaska Mtn. and 49 mi. NE of Coleen Mtn., Porcupine Plateau. 6 miles long.
History: Name reported by M. G. White (1952, fig. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1948.
Otter Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.4652778, -158.2297222)
Description: heads at junction of its North and South Forks, flows SW to Iditarod River, 7 mi. W of Flat and 53 mi. NE of Holy Cross,  Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1910 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Saint Mary (Populated Place), Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri (37.878942, -89.949277)
Description: Located adjacent to Old River and the Illinois State boundary, 5.5 km (3.4 mi) SE of Kaskaskia and 18 km (11.2 mi) NNW of Perryville.
History: Reportedly named for St. Marys Landing, which was established by Augustus Henry St. Mary in 1809 as the shipping point for St. Marys Seminary at Perryville.
Otter Pond (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.2891667, -147.9741667)
Description: N of Bear Lake, 17 mi. SW of Beaver, Yukon Flats.
History: Probably named by William Yanert who showed it on a 1916  manuscript map of the Yukon Flats (Stuck, 1917, map facing p. 122).
Middle Fork Eel River (Stream), Mendocino County, California (39.7137667, -123.352792)
Description: Heads on the north slope of Wrights Ridge 1.6 km (1 mi) south-southwest of The Knob, flows north for approximately 3.2 km (2 mi) then west-southwest to the Eel River at mile marker 120.5 and the community of Dos Rios. (US-T121)
Harlan Canyon (Valley), Riverside County, California (33.6446465, -117.3795552)
Description: Trends northeast to Slater Canyon. (US-T121) 0.5 mile long. Located in secs 15 and 22,T6S,R5W, San Bernardino Meridian
History: Named for Nelson D Harlan (1936-1959), United States Forest Service employee who lost his life in the Decker Fire of August 1939. (US-T121)
Kuss Peak (Summit), Park County, Colorado (39.2899746, -106.1816221)
Description: Located 0.7 mi. S of Mosquito Peak, 0.6 mi NNE of Mosquito Pass; T9S, R79W, Sixth Principal Meridian
History: The name honors Adolph Kuss (1909-2002), who served on the Leadville City Council, the Lake County Commission, and the St. Vincent’s Hospital Board; he was also actively involved in the construction of the Mount Massive Golf Course, and was the first manager of Cooper Hill ski resort.
Benka Lake (Lake), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.1870905, -150.0069048)
Description: 2.5 mi NE of Sunshine and 10 mi SSE of Talkeetna, Cook Inlet Low. 123 acres in size.
History: Tanaina Indian expression reported to mean "big lake," given to this feature by R. E. Bell in 1964 in order to eliminate duplication of the common English name "Big Lake."
Albion Mountains (Range), Cassia County, Idaho (42.2110904, -113.6715478)
Description: The northern extremities being 10 mi SE of Burly, Idaho and the southern extremities reaching some 3 mi into Utah and bounded by the Raft River; is bounded on the W by Birch Creek and Junction Creek and on the E by the valleys of Albion, Connor, Elba and Almo.
Bear Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.0105556, -159.9219444)
Description: flows SW to Tuluksak River, 0.7 mi. NE of Nyac and 40 mi. SW of  Aniak, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' name; reported in 1914 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). William Fisher and party discovered gold on this stream in 19071-en-08.
Napaimiut (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.54, -158.6741667)
Description: population 10, on right bank of Kuskokwim River, 28 mi. E of Aniak; Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo and Indian village listed in the 1880 Census with a population of 60; its population was 23 in 1890; and 111 in 1930.
Deering (Populated Place), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.074853, -162.721854)
Description: population 95, on Seward Peninsula, at mouth of Inmachuk River on Kotzebue Sound , 57 mi. SW of Kotzebue, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: This village was established in 1901 on Kotzebue Sound as a supply station for the interior mining camps. A post office was located here in 1901 (Ricks, 1965, p. 16). It was probably named for the 90-ton schooner Abbie Deering which was in the nearby waters about 1900.
Dagitli River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.5597222, -156.9394444)
Description: flows SE to Koyukuk River, 11 mi. NW of Roundabout Mtn., Koyukuk Low. 30 miles long.
History: Koyukuk Indian name first reported by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 105), USA, as Doggetlooskat River and Doggetlooscat. F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), gave the spelling Doggetlikakat meaning mouth of the Dogetli from which Dagitli is derived. This name seems to be related to the Dagislakhna, applied to a stream in the Tozitna drainage.
Polar Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.3455556, -146.4633333)
Description: flows SW to Sourdough Creek, 9.5 mi. NW of Mount Ryam and 76 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High. 1 mile long.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1954 or 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Joseph (Populated Place), Nez Perce County, Idaho (46.447665, -116.8268193)
History: Joseph was named for the famous leader of a band of Nez Perce Indians during the war of 1877. Joseph was born near the mouth of the Imnaha River (Oregon) in June 1837, and died at Nespelem, Washington, on the Colville Indian Reservation, 21 Sept, 1904.
Pingu Bluff (Cliff), North Slope County, Alaska (68.3930556, -166.5583333)
Description: on barrier bar between Chukchi Sea and Marryat Inlet, 6 mi. NE of village of Point Hope, Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo name meaning "hill" reported in 1950 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as  "Pingoo."
Krutoi Island (Island), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.6675, -139.6494444)
Description: in Yakutat Bay, 2.5 mi. NW fo Humpback Point and 8.8 mi. NE of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain
History: Named "O(strov) Krutoy," meaning "Steep Island," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Becks Branch (Stream), Dickson County, Tennessee (36.0206176, -87.2388978)
Description: Heads 4.8 km (3 mi) southeast of Burns, flows east to enter Nails Creek, 3.2 km (2 mi) upstream of its junction with Turnbull Creek.
History: Named for Jessee Beck (1795-1858), who settled and farmed along the stream in the 1800s.
Akpelik Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.7491667, -155.3741667)
Description: heads in Angayucham Mts., flows S to Kobuk River, 57 mi. NNW of Hughes, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 13 miles long.
History: Eskimo personal name; recorded at Kobuk in 1956 by Orth.
Gustavus (Populated Place), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.4133333, -135.7369444)
Description: Incorporated April 1, 2004.  Located on the north shore of Icy Passage at the mouth of Salmon River, 7  miles northeast of Point Gustavus and 48 miles northwest of Juneau, in the Saint Elias Mountains.
History: Local name reported in 1940 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS); derived from nearby Point Gustavus.
Cow Creek (Stream), Copper River County, Alaska (61.6158333, -144.1380556)
Description: flows SSW to Benito Creek, 3.4 mi. W of Iron Mtn. and 78 mi. NE of Valdez, Wrangell Mts. 2.2 miles long.
History: Name reported 1912-13 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); published in 1915 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Moffit, pl. 5). Local name shown on 1912 fieldsheet by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sterling (Populated Place), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.5372222, -150.7647222)
Description: population 115, S of Sterling Highway at junction of Moose and Kenai  Rivers, 18 mi E of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Village that apparently had its name formalized in 1954 when a post office was established (Ricks, 1965, pl. 61).
Silurian Valley (Valley), San Bernardino County, California (35.6214067, -116.2684831)
Description: Trends in a north-south direction just southeast of the south end of Death Valley; it is drained by Salt Creek and contains Silurian Lake and Dry Lake. [north end] 353900N1161400W, [south end] 352400N1161000W. (US-T121)
Tahc’a Okute Aglehan (Summit), Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota (43.4621327, -102.9734701)
Description: Located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and Buffalo National Grassland; Tps41&40N, R48W, Sixth Principal Meridian and T6S, R9E, Black Hills Meridian
History: In the Lakota language “Tahc’a Okute” means “deer hunting ground”, and “Aglehan” means approximately “a place to stand on.”
Mount Hay (Summit), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.2432732, -137.6085404)
Description: In Saint Elias Mts., on the Alaska-Canada boundary 7 mi NW of Mount Lodge, 82 mi. SW of Skagway.
History: Named in 1923 by United States and Canada for John Milton Hay, 1838-1905, author and diplomat. John Hay was born in Indiana and was private secretary to Abraham Lincoln. He served in foreign legations and worked as a journalist until 1879 when he became Assistant Secretary of State. In 1897 he was Ambassador to Great Britain. From 1897 to 1905, he served as Secretary of State under Presidents McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. In 1903, he helped negotiate the treaty providing for the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal.
Lower Sucker Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.605, -150.6597222)
Description: heads in Sucker Lake, flows SE to Alexander Creek, 6.5 mi. NW  of Susitna and 33 mi. NW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Local name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Yuzhni Point (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.9219444, -152.7802778)
Description: on S coast of Whale I., N of Kodiak I.
History: Transliteration of the descriptive name "M(ys) Yuzhnyy,"  meaning "south cape," given to this point by Murashev in 1839 or 1840 and published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425.
Shoestring Dune Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3214647, -156.9584756)
Description: in lower Koyukuk River valley, 2.5 mi. N of Coffee Can Lake and 30 mi. SW of Huslia.
History: So named in 1959 by F. R. Weber, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because this long, narrow lake parallels Shoestring Dune.
Eldorado Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.9594444, -166.2186111)
Description: flows NW to Tisuk River, 40 mi. NW of Nome, Seward Peninsula High. 4.5 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).