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Pyramid Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.8808333, -150.8669444)
Description: flows NW from Holmes Pass 4 mi. NW of Boreal Mtn., to North  Fork Koyukuk River 39 mi. NW of Wiseman, Brooks Range
History: Named in 1929 by Robert Marshall (1956, p. 14) who wrote  "it (the creek) cut into a deep gulch surrounded by a whole series of pyramid-shaped mountains . Consequently we called the stream 'Pyramid Creek'."
Chock Island (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.4486111, -133.9622222)
Description: at junction of Snug Cove and Gambier Bay, on SE coast of Admiralty  I., 59 mi. NE of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1892 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Blue Jay Rock (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.0055556, 177.475)
Description: in Conquer Bay, 0.5 mi. W of Conquer Point, on W coast of Kiska I., Aleutian Is.; 600 feet long.
History: One of the "bird names" arbitrarily applied to features on Kiska I. by U.S. Air Force (USAF) for tactical purposes.
Ohio Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2797222, -149.9072222)
Description: flows SE to Hutlinana Creek, 18 mi. SE of Rampart, Yukon-Tanana  High.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1908 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Covert and  Ellsworth, 1909, pl. 5).
Buzzard Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.5183333, -164.1888889)
Description: Heading 9.3 mi WSW of Lava Lake, flows S to the Noxapaga River 3 mi NE of the mouth of Turner Creek, 0.5 mi. E of Black Creek, 27 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 0.8 mile long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Otmeloi Island (Island), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.6386111, -139.6580556)
Description: in Yakutat Bay, 0.2 mi. N of Kriwoi I. and 6.5 mi. NE of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain.
History: So named "O(strov) Otmyloy," meaning "reef (or shoal) island" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 7), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), because of a shoal extending  off the island for nearly a mile. It was called "Shoals Island" in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 209).
Kaguyak (Populated Place), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.868931, -153.7955164)
Description: at head of Kaguyak Bay, on SE coast of Kodiak I.
History: Native name reported in 1880 as "Kaguiak" by Petroff (10th U.S. Census, p. 31). This village may be "Aleutsk Selen Kaniyagmyut," meaning "Aleut village of Kaniyagmyut;" reported by the Russian American Company in 1849. In 1868 US@C&GS recorded the name "Alsentia".
Auke Nu Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3825, -134.6652778)
Description: flows SE to Auke Bay, 0.2 mi. W of village of Auke Bay and 11 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts. 2.3 miles long.
History: Tlingit Indian name "Auk Nu," meaning "Auk Fort"; published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1962. Auk is the name of a subdivision of the Tlingits who lived in the area.
Sherman Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.8688889, -135.1422222)
Description: flows NW to Comet, on E shore of Lynn Canal, 1 mi. NE of Point Sherman and 47 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast mts.
History: Local name derived from Point Sherman and reported in 1903  by A. C. Spencer (Emmons and Hayes, 1904, p. 38), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Wayne County (Civil), Wayne County, Kentucky (36.8012652, -84.8286312)
Description: Located in south central Kentucky, along the boundary with Tennessee, about 121 km (75 mi) south of Lexington; County Seat:  Monticello.
History: Established in 1800, named for General "Mad Anthony" Wayne (1745-1796), who served in the Revolutionary War and the Indian Wars.  He assisted in negotiating the Treaty of 1795 with the Indians. (KY-T1/p311)
Kungiakrok Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.9669444, -161.8738889)
Description: flows N to Noatak River 1.2 mi. SE of its junction with Kugururok River, 40 mi. NE of Noatak and Brooks Range
History: Eskimo name meaning "corral (pen)," obtained in 1956 at Noatak by Orth.
Grace Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.1680556, -141.4111111)
Description: flows SW 2 mi. to join Warner Creek to form Wade Creek, 45 mi. SW of Eagle; Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name shown on an 1898 manuscript map by C. A.  Woodruff, Fort Cudahy, Canada.
Sitka Point (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (56.9922222, -135.8222222)
Description: on S tip of Kruzof I., 20 mi. SW of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Probably named in 1809 by Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) published the name as "Mys  Sitkha" or Cape Sitkha" and also called it Cape Edgecumbe."
Banner Elk (Populated Place), Avery County, North Carolina (36.1631818, -81.8715019)
Description: Located in northern Avery County along the Elk River at the mouth of Shawneehaw Creek, 27 km (17 mi) north northeast of Newland.
History: Incorporated in 1891 as Shawneehaw; incorporated again in 1911 as Banner Elk.  Named for the Banner family, early settlers along Elk Creek.  (NC-T11/p23)
Nethkahati Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.8030556, -152.8275)
Description: heads in Ray Mts., flows W to Slokhenjikh Creek 2.5 mi. ENE of that stream's junction with Melozitna River, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Koyukuk Indian name referring to "stream junction"  obtained in 1956 at Hughes by Orth.
Deadlock Mountain (Summit), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (68.0530822, -162.76036)
Description: In the DeLong Mountains of the Brooks Range, 7 mi NNE of Sivukat Mountain and 34 mi NNE of Noatak, Brooks Range
History: Named in 1956 by geologists of the B.P. Exploration Co. Inc., because the geologists became "deadlocked" in attempts to interpret the local geology.
Brown County (Civil), Brown County, Nebraska (42.4300206, -99.9295064)
Description: Located in north-central Nebraska, 161 km (100 mi) NE of North Platte.  County Seat:  Ainsworth.
History: Named for 2 members of the Legislature who introduced the Bill establishing Brown County.  Established 19 February 1883.  (US-T131/1960/NE Placenames,p22)
Ewan Lake (Lake), Copper River County, Alaska (62.4266317, -145.7898755)
Description: 4 mi. ENE of Crosswind Lake and 22 mi. NNW of Glennallen, Copper River Basin. 4.5 miles long.
History: Local name recorded in 1910 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Moffit, 1912, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It may be a corruption of the name "Ivan," an Indian Chief on the Tanana River.
Brooks Gap (Gap), Denali County, Alaska (63.1052778, -150.6219444)
Description: in Denali National Park,at head of Brooks Glacier, 1.5 mi. SE of Mount Silverthrone and 13 mi. E of Denali, Alaska Range
History: Named "Brooks Pass" in 1945 by a U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) climbing party, "for Brooks Glacier."
Horse Ravine (Valley), Washoe County, Nevada (39.6213996, -119.8866138)
Description: Heads on NE slope of Peavine Peak, 4.3 km (2.7 mi) N of Anderson, trends NE 5.5 km (3.4 mi) towards Lemmon Valley.
History: Name shown on 1867 Peavine Copper Mines map.
Deepbank Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.9561111, -153.8858333)
Description: flows NW to Little Tonzona River 8.5 mi. E of its junction with South Fork Kuskokwim River, 55 mi. E of Mcgrath, Kuskokwim Low. 40 miles long.
History: Local descriptive name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Snow Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows NW to Pinnell River which flows to Inmachuk River, between Doll and Logan Creeks, about 16 mi. N of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Local name published on a precinct map of Seward Peninsula  by Monroe and Hutchins; corrected to June 1903 by Arthur Gibson. This stream  cannot be precisely identified on current maps. a3 E of Dietrich River, 13  mi. N of Sukakpak Mtn. and NW of Chandalar, Brooks Range a4 674800N1494000W
Cuvacan Cove (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.1719444, -135.7808333)
Description: on N shore of Shelikof Bay, on Kruzof I., 17 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 0.4 mile wide.
History: Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1943 Coast Pilot (p. 368).
Cass County (Civil), Cass County, Nebraska (40.9097216, -96.1408663)
Description: Located in eastern Nebraska along the Missouri River and the boundary with Iowa, just north of Omaha; County Seat:  Plattsmouth.
History: Named for General Lewis Cass (1872-1866), American statesman and patriot.  Boundaries were established on 7 March 1855 and redefined 26 January 1856.  (NE-T18/p30)
McKenzie Rock (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4116667, -132.3638889)
Description: between McKenzie Inlet and Skowl Arm Kasaan Bay, on E coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: Local navigators' name reported in 1901 by A. H. Brooks,  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Citellus Lake (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (70.1566708, -156.1027954)
Description: W of junction of Ishuktak Creek and Topagoruk River, 36 mi. SE of village of Meade River, Arctic Plain. 2.4 miles long.
History: Named for the Parry ground squirrel, (Citellus parryii barrowensis), published on recent maps.
Porcupine Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.6788889, -157.4905556)
Description: heads at junction of Deadwood and Guggenheim Creeks, flows NW to  Dishna River, 22 mi. NE of Flat, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Local name obtained in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographers.
Razboinski (historical) (Populated Place), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.0166667, -162.4666667)
Description: Incomplete record. On right bank of Yukon River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Russian name meaning "robber" given by the Russians for this former Eskimo village. The Eskimo name "Kinegnagamiut" was listed with a population of 92 in the 1890 Census.
Perington Creek (Stream), Humboldt County, California (40.1020912, -123.6275266)
Description: Heads 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Pratt Mountain of Mail Ridge, flows east for 3.5 miles to Jewett Creek 2.6 km (1.6 mi) northwest of Jewett Rock and 3.2 km (2 mi) northeast of Harris. (US-T121)
History: Named for a family who lived in the area. (US-T121)
West Chippy Creek (Stream), Sweet Grass County, Montana (45.4360586, -110.1908026)
Description: Heads 5 km (3.1 mi) NE of Boulder Mountain, flows E the the Boulder river, 13.4 km (8.3 mi) NW of Mount Douglas.  (US-T121)
History: During the late 1800s when the area was an active mining district, ladies of illrepute, known as "chippys," frequented the area.  (US-T121)
Beaver Slough (Stream), Columbia County, Oregon (46.139374, -123.23184)
Description: Meandering stream about 7.5 miles long, forming the continuation of Beaver Creek and flowing in a general westerly direction to a point about 1.5 miles northwest of the city of Clatskanie, then northwesterly around Anunde Island and finally northeasterly to Wallace Slough, a side channel of the Columbia River. Note: stream now flows on east side of Anunde Island.
Jimmy Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.7963889, -157.2072222)
Description: channel, flows NW 6 mi. in Yukon River, 27 mi. NE of Nulato; Koyukuk.
History: riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart  of Tanana-Yukon Rivers" published by U.S. Dept. of Interior.
Stairway Icefall (Glacier), Copper River County, Alaska (61.6477778, -142.8869444)
Description: Heads 4 mi S of Regal Mountain, extends S to Root Glacier, 15 mi N of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.
History: The name "Stairway to Heaven Icefall" was prosed in 1965  by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), but it was shortened by Board on Geographic Names (BGN).
Chickaloon River (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.7852778, -148.4497222)
Description: heads at Chickaloon Glacier, flows SW to Matanuska River, 25 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts. 34 miles long.
History: Tanaina Indian name reported in 1898 by Mendenhall (1900, p. 332), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Duck Lake (Reservoir), Summit County, Utah (40.6746879, -111.017676)
Description: Located 0.8 km (0.5 mi) west of Pot Lake.
History: In 1998, a proposal to change the name of this lake to Morgan Lake was submitted to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN).  In 2001, the proposal was rejected, and the name Duck Lake was reaffirmed.
Sevenmile Hill (Ridge), Tulare County, California (36.5752501, -118.6917026)
Description: In Sequoia National Park, bound on the east by Mehrten Creek and on the west by Panther Creek, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) southeast of Panther Peak and 3.2 km (2 mi) northwest of Little Blue Dome. (US-T121)
History: Named for its distance from Ash Mountain,
Attiunik Channel (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.5377778, -161.2316667)
Description: distributary of Kobuk River, heads at Nazuruk Channel, Kobuk River, flows SE to Hotham Inlet, 34 mi. NW of Selawik, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 6 miles long.
History: Eskimo name obtained 1955 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Skagway (Populated Place), Skagway County, Alaska (59.4583333, -135.3138889)
Description: population 659 at mouth of Skagway River, near head of Taiya Inlet,  90 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Name derived from Skagway River. The town, called "The  Gateway to the Golden Interior," was founded in 1897 by Captain William Moore,  who had a cabin here, when gold was first discovered in 1896 near Dawson, on  the Yukon River. The town served as a base of operations for thousands of prospectors during the Klondike gold rush of 1897-98, and became the largest  town in Alaska at that time. Both Canada and the United States claimed  possession, but Canada yielded to the United States until the boundary  dispute was settled. Skagway post office was established in 1897, and the population grew to 3,117 in 1900. The town is the terminus of the White Pass  and Yukon RR which was built to Whitehorse in Yukon, Canada during the gold rush period. A military post at Skagway was called "Skaguay" by the U.S.  Army.
Cottonwood Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.3938889, -154.6213889)
Description: flows SW to Nixon Fork Takotna River, 20 mi. NE of Medfra, Kilbuck- Kuskokwim Mts. 16 miles long.
History: Local name obtained in 1924 by J. S. Brown (in Smith, P. S., and others, 1926, pl. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Womens Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.7147222, -152.5233333)
Description: extends SW off Chiniak Bay, 5 mi. SW of Kodiak, Kodiak I.
History: Translation by Baker (1906, p. 679) of the name "Guba Babya," published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 16) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). In 1938 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)  published the name "English Bay."
Holtnakatna Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.3263889, -156.5002778)
Description: Flows NNW to the Dulbi River, 26 mi S of Huslia, Koyukuk Low. 34 miles long.
History: Koyukuk Indiana name reported in 1955 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Pickering (Summit), Tulare County, California (36.5272735, -118.2908888)
Description: In Sequoia National Park, located at the head of Perrin Creek, 1.4 km (0.9 mi) south of Mount Newcomb and 1.4 km (0.9 mi) north of Joe Devel Peak. (US-T121)
History: Named by the Sierra Club for Edward Charles Pickering, 1846-1919, astronomer. (US-T121)
Ross Bay (Bay), North Slope County, Alaska (71.1843441, -155.8910296)
Description: on Beaufort Sea coast, 2 mi. S of Ross Point and 21 mi. SE of  Barrow, Arctic Plain.
History: Named August 3, 1837 by Thomas Simpson (1843, p. 151), for  a personal friend, a partner of Charles and Rowand in the fur trade at Fort Garry. The name was originally applied to the larger area, north of the lagoon, extending east of Ross Point.
Fossil Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.4772222, -147.6616667)
Description: flows SW to Beaver Creek, 25 mi. SE of Livengood, Yukon-Tanana High. 23 miles long.
History: Named in 1905 by L. M. Prindle, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for "the fossiliferous limestone pebbles in its valley" (Prindle and Hess, 1906, p. 13).
Canyon Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.6336111, -134.8275)
Description: flows NW to Cowee Creek, 4.4 mi. E of Bridget Cove and 27 mi.  NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Name published in 1912 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Knopf, 1912 a, pl. 1).
Excursion River (Stream), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.515, -135.5213889)
Description: Heads in unnamed glacier, flows SSW to a tidal flat at the head of Excusion Inlet, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 43 mi. NW of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. 24 miles long.
History: Local name published in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Name derived from Excursion Inlet.
Constance Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.6, -163.8425)
Description: flows SE to Silverbow Creek which flows to Norton Sound, 19 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 1 mile long.
History: Prospectors' name published on the 1908 "Map of Seward Peninsula" by Arthur Gibson, but shown as "Contact Cr." on his "Map of Cape Nome Precinct" dated 1902.
Sullivan (historical) (Populated Place), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.0666667, -166.2)
Description: in Bluestone River basin, at junction of Alder Creek and Gold Run, 15 mi. SE of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Site of a mining camp which was the center of the Bluestone gold mining region. The Bluestone region was staked in the stampedes of 1899, although gold was not found here until 1900 (Brooks, 1901, p. 131). A post office was established here in 1902 and was discontinued in 1909 (Ricks, 1965, p. 62). In 1907 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that Sullivan "has a summer population of about 50, a post office, and several roadhouses, and is connected with Teller and a landing at the mouth of Tisuk Creek by a regular line of stages" (Collier and others, 1908, p. 59).
North Fork Dagislakhna Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.6591667, -152.3811111)
Description: In Ray Mts., flows SW to Dagislakhna Creek, 11 mi. NW of junction with Tozitna River, 35 mi N of Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Name reported by Orth in 1956. The Indian name  "Siskokhtanten" means "bear signs (dung)."
Seagull Creek (Stream), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.0158333, -135.5597222)
Description: flows S to Port Frederick, on Chichagof I., 2 mi. S of Burnt Point and 7.8 mi. SW of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.
History: Name published in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8304.
Johnson Hill Creek (Stream), Bristol Bay County, Alaska (58.6216667, -157.2491667)
Description: flows N around Johnson Hill to Kvichak Bay, on Alaska Peninsula,  11 mi. SW of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Local name published in 1963 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); shown on a 1965 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  map as "Johnston Hill Creek."
Nantasket Roads (Channel), Norfolk County, Massachusetts (42.3084322, -70.9328249)
Description: Extends NE between Rainsford, Georges, Brewster Islands and Peddocks Island, and Windmill Point and Point Allerton connecting Quincy Bay with Massachusetts Bay 1 mi N of Hull; Cities of Boston and Quincy and Town of Hull.
History: Nantasket is an Indian word meaning "Place of low-ebb tide" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909).
Lake Berryessa (Reservoir), Napa County, California (38.5879387, -122.2286929)
Description: Formed by damming Putah Creek at the Monticello Dam 20.8 km (13 mi) northwest of Vacaville, bound on the east by Rocky Ridge and on the west by Trout Creek Ridge and Cedar Roughs.  Named by Congressional action, Public Law 494-84th congress,Ch.213, 2nd session. S3755, approved 27 April 1956.  (US-T121)
Aiaktalik Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (56.7038889, -154.0552778)
Description: between Kodiak and Sitkinak Is; Kodiak I. 4 miles long.
History: native name published as "Anayachtalak Island" by Sauer (1802, p. 169); as "Anayakhtakh" by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); as "Ajanahtack" by Admiral von Krusenstern (1827, map 17), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); as "Anayakhtaky" (Anayakhtalik) by the Russian American Company in 1849; and as "Goose Island" by Petroff (1884, p. 31) in the 10th Census, in 1880.
Portage Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.4991667, -144.5377778)
Description: flows NE 8 mi. to Medicine Lake, 26 mi. SW of Circle;  Yukon-Tanana High.
History: named by prospectors and reported in 1905 by D. C.  Witherspoon (in Prindle, 1906, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Buckeye Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.3013889, -146.3313889)
Description: flows SW to Banner Creek, 19 mi. NW of Big Delta, Yukon-Tanana High. 4 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1910 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Capps, 1912, pl. 1).
Yellow Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2672222, -152.9338889)
Description: flows W to Lynx Creek, 1.5 mi. W of Lynx Dome and 26 mi. WNW of  Tanana, Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1956 by R. M. Chapman, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Town of Wayland (Civil), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (42.3585424, -71.3593711)
Description: Located 16 mi W of Boston; Middlesex County (US-T121).
History: Settled i 1638, incorporated as the Town of East Sudbury in 1780. So named because it was originally the eastern section of Sudbury. Renamed Wayland in 1835, in honor of Dr. Francis Wayland (1796-1865) (MA-T1/p48).
Chetlechak Island (Island), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.9725, -149.2597222)
Description: in Yukon River, 5 mi. N of Fort Hamlin, 42 mi. NE of Rampart, Yukon Flats. 3 miles long.
History: Local name published in the 1950's by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). 1898 by Captain W. R. Abercrombie, USA, who spelled it "Chestalena." This is the same stream that Lieutenant H. T. Allen (1887, map), USA, called in 1885 "Liebigstag," for a local Indian chief (p. 58). Mendenhall (1905, p. 21), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), says that this latter name still had limited use as late as 1902.
Talachulitna Lake (Lake), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.5704164, -151.6256851)
Description: in course of Talachulitna Creek, W of Judd Lake, 38 mi. NW of Tyonek, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Tanaina Indian name reported in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from  Talachulitna Creek.
Hardin Butte (Summit), Siskiyou County, California (41.7682912, -121.5254937)
Description: In Lava Beds National Monument, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) southeast of Ross Chinmneys. (US-T121) Located in secs 4 and 5,T45N,R4E, Mount Diablo Meridian.
History: Named for Major Charles B Hardin, died June 7, 1939, a veteran of the Modoc War of 1873. (US-T121)
Painter Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (57.2177778, -157.4041667)
Description: Heads at 570100N, 1572530W, flows N to King Salmon River, 0.3 mi W of Mother Goose Lake, on the Alaska Peninsula; Alaska.
History: Named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for "Al Painter," cook for Sargent's and earlier U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) expeditions.
Pilot Mountain (Summit), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (64.7477496, -157.3276973)
Description: 23 mi. E of Nulato and 5 mi. S of Yukon River; Koyukuk Low.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart  of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers" published by U.S. Dept. of Interior. T. Allen,  USA, in 1885 called it "Little Mountain."
Kennicott (Populated Place), Copper River County, Alaska (61.4863889, -142.8863889)
Description: On the N bank of National Creek, E edge of Kennicott Glacier, 4 mi N of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.
History: The Kennicott Mines Company, which established a camp and offices here in 1906, took its name from Kennicott Glacier. The glacier was named for Major Robert Kennicott. In 1908, the post office of Kennecott was established and continued to operate until 1938. (Ricks, 1965, p. 33). The town, which grew to a population of 494 by 1920, took its name from the mining company, but it has been spelled variously through the years. See Kennicott Glacier.
Freeburn Mountain (Summit), Sitka County, Alaska (57.672944, -136.0062265)
Description: 3.5 mi. E of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1939 by local inhabitants for William C. Freeburn  (died in 1937), "who was responsible for much of the mining and prospecting activity in the Chichagof region."