cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Long Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows NE to Eagle Creek which flows to CrippleRiver, about 30  mi. NW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Collier, 1902,  pl. 12). This stream cannot be identified on current maps.
Glen Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (63.52124, -150.70599)
Description: in Kantishna Hills, formed by its East and West Forks, flows S to North Fork Moose Creek, 6 mi. ENE of Wonder Lake, Alaska Range. 12 miles long.
History: Name shown on a 1905 manuscript map of "Kantishna Gold Fields" by A. Friedrich, prospector.
Chipp Peak (Summit), Petersburg County, Alaska (56.9924282, -133.1846737)
Description: 15 mi. NW of Petersburg, on N coast of Lindenberg Peninsula,  Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Lieutenant  Charles Winans Chipp, U.S. Navy (USN), who perished near the Lena River delta in  Siberia, November 1881.
City of Woburn (Civil), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (42.4868783, -71.1542664)
Description: Located 9 mi NW of Boston (US-T121).
History: Settled in 1640, incorporated as a town in 1642.  Named for Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, the birthplace of Captain Robert Sedgewick of Charlestown, MA, the parent town of Woburn.  Before 1642, it was known as Charlestowne Village (MA-T1/p52). The name means 'crooked stream,' 'bourne,' or 'burn' (US-T121/Steele).
Kanab Rapids (Rapids), Mohave County, Arizona (36.3914438, -112.630891)
Description: Is in the Colorado River below the mouth Kanab Creek (US-T121).
History: Name derived from Kanab Creek whose mouth is just upstream on the Colorado River.  'Kanab' is a Piute Indian word meaning 'willows' (US-T121, AZ-T101/p. 338).
Shale Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.6097222, -136.1272222)
Description: 4 mi. SSW of Chichagof, off W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1908 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in  1909 on Chart 8280.
Memorial Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.4416667, -157.2013889)
Description: Flows NNE and NE to the Ipnavik River, 64 mi upstream from its mouth, 17 mi. NNW of Howard Pass, Brooks Range
History: So named in 1951 by I. L. Tailleur, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "for a traverse on May 30 (Memorial Day)."
Smooth Hummocks (Populated Place), Nantucket County, Massachusetts (41.2498467, -70.1411279)
Description: On the SW coast of Nantucket Island 3 mi ESE of Madaket; Town of Nantucket.
History: In 1821 several tracts were laid out and apportioned under the names of Smooth Hummocks.  These are often spoken of as the new Divisions (Godfrey 1882/p89), the name was also published in 1869 (Ewer).
Powell Gulch (Valley), Copper River County, Alaska (63.129038, -144.8042213)
Description: extends SE to Chisna River, S of Chisna Pass, 23 mi. NE of Paxson, Alaska Range
History: Named by prospectors for A.W. Powell, engineer and pioneer in the Copper River country. The name was reported in 1900 by T.G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Bull Creek Flat (Flat), Humboldt County, California (40.350695, -123.9722637)
Description: Along the lower course of Bull Creek, extends east-southeast from the junction of Albee Creek and Bull Creek to South Fork Eel River, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) west of the community of South Fork and 2.7 km (1.7 mi) northwest of the community of Weott; [west end] 402105N1240020W, [east end] 402025N1235622W  (US-T121)
Glenn Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (65.2997222, -142.0855556)
Description: flows NE to Yukon River 20 mi. E of its junction with Charley River, Yukon-Tanana High. 7 miles long.
History: Name used by prospectors; taken from an unpublished map by E. J. Chamberlain dated 1902. Lieutenant Schwatka (1885b, sheet 8), USA, used the Indian name "Colsandu."
Ziebach County (Civil), Ziebach County, South Dakota (44.9804119, -101.6658571)
Description: Located in central South Dakota, 121 km (75 mi) northwest of Pierre; County Seat:  Dupree.
History: Created and organized in 1911, and named for Frank M Ziebach (1830-1929) of Pennsylvania.  Mr Ziebach commanded troops in the Indian Wars of 1862 and later established The Weekly Dakotan.  (SD-T17/p36)
Crater Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (59.4483333, -161.3338889)
Description: flows NW to South Fork Arolik River, 26 mi. NE of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 6 miles long.
History: Local name published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Glacier Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.7608333, -136.3486111)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, trends N-S to Icy Strait, 18 mi. W of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. 40 miles long.
History: Named in 1880 by Captain L. A. Beardslee, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 188). The estuary was first entered by Lieutenant C. E. S. Wood in 1877 and explored by John Muir in 1879. The historic Tlingit name, Kaasteen Gheey, refers to the name of a young Tlingit woman who was killed by a falling glacier.
Anikovik River (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.4925, -167.6863889)
Description: heads in York Mts., flows SW to Bering Sea, 41 mi. NW of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.; 11 miles long.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1900 as "Anakovik" by Brooks (1901, pl. 13 and p. 134), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Schrader and Brooks in 1900 (map 3) speled the name "Onokovuk", and in the same year U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) showed "Onokuruk" on Chart 9380.
Talkeetna Mountains (Range), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (62.3727778, -148.7294444)
Description: Extends north-south 100 miles, east-west 80 miles; bounded on the north by Broad Pass and Nenana River, on the east by Susitna River and Tyone Creek; on the south by Matanuska River; and on the west by Chulitna and Susitna Rivers. (AK-T1)
History: Eldridge (1900,p8), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported that in 1898 the  name "Talkeetna" had been suggested for these mountains. (AK-T1)
Wilson County (Civil), Wilson County, North Carolina (35.7051457, -77.918663)
Description: Located in east central North Carolina, 82 km (51 mi) east of Raleigh; County Seat: Wilson.
History: Formed in 1855 from Edgecombe, Nash, Johnson, and Wayne Counties; named for Louis Dicken Wilson (1789-1847), Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1835; he died as an officer in the Mexican American War. (NC-T11/p538)
Surf Rock (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0319444, -135.3736111)
Description: in Sitka Sound, 2 mi. SW of Sitka; Alex. Arch.
History: this is an 1882 translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name given in  1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first; reported by Lieutenant  Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "K(amen) Burun."
Annisquam (Populated Place), Essex County, Massachusetts (42.658428, -70.6772676)
Description: On Cape Ann, E shore of Annisquam Harbor, 3 mi NNW of Gloucester C.H.; City of Gloucester.
History: Indian name meaning "rock summit" or "point of rocks" (US-T121), "high rock point" (MGB 1932), or "at the top, or point, of the rock"  (Douglas-Lithgow 1909).
Salt Lake Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.9663889, -135.6488889)
Description: Located on the north central portion of Chichagof Island, and on the south shore of Port Frederick, 4 miles southwest of Neka Bay, and 20.4 km (12.7 miles) southwest of Hoonah, Alexander Archipelago.
History: Local name published by US@C&GS in 1943 Coast Pilot (p. 418).
Kilogorak Spit (Cape), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (67.7333333, -164.55)
Description: in Kivalina Lagoon, 1 mi. NW of Kivalina; Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
History: Eskimo name meaning "little drum," so called because the  spit is almost round, resembling a drum; reported in 1966 by E. S. Burch.
Chilkat Creek (Stream), Chugach County, Alaska (60.1880556, -144.2925)
Description: flows SW to Controller Bay, 8 mi. E of Katalla, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 4.5 miles long.
History: Tlingit Indian name given to this stream by prospectors in 1903 and reported in 1904 by G. C. Martin (1905, p. 13), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Nonvianuk Lake (Lake), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.9989908, -155.384072)
Description: At the base of the Alaska Peninsula, 20 mi S of Lliamna Lake, 48 mi. NW of Mount Katmai and 54 mi. NE of Naknek, Aleutian Range.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Camp Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.0986111, -141.1166667)
Description: Heads at 640445N, 1410435W, flows NW to Woods Creek, 3.5 km (3.2 mi) N of Boundary.
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1898 by E. C. Barnard, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
DeHorty Flat (Flat), Madison County, Montana (45.35468, -112.09376)
Description: approx. 5 acres; the area above 5,290 ft. south of Mill Gulch Road, 1.3 mi. ENE of Laurin; Sec 33, T5S, R4W, Principal Meridian, Montana
History: Named for William J. DeHorty (1843-1924) and Anna DeHorty (1846-1920), who homesteaded and prospected west of the flat.
Winthrop Point (Bend), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66, -155.5)
Description: on left bank of Koyukuk River, 36 mi. NW of Hochandochtla Mtn.,  Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Named in 1899 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Noyalik Peak (Summit), North Slope County, Alaska (68.7551612, -166.195753)
Description: on Chukchi Sea, S of Okpilatok Bluff, 9 mi. S of Cape Lisburne,  Arctic Slope.
History: Eskimo descriptive name reported in 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to mean  like a sea gull; they spelled it No-yah-lik.
Paystreak Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.6288889, -148.1775)
Description: flows NW 2.5 mi. to Moose Creek, 13 mi. NE of Livengood; Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors, reported in 1916 by J. B. Mertie (in  Brooks and others, 1918, pl. 13), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Hessa Narrows (Channel), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.7816667, -132.3027778)
Description: from Hessa Inlet to Winter Bay, on SW coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 0.7 mile long.
History: Name derived from Hessa Inlet; published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1948.
Saint Terese (Populated Place), Juneau County, Alaska (58.4722222, -134.7802778)
Description: on island, on S side of Pearl Harbor, on Favorite Channel, 1.2 mi. S of Dotsons Landing and 18 mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Shrine named for the French Carmelite nun, Therese de Lisicux, 1873-97. The site was selected in 1931 and the shrine was completed  in 1933.
Wamesit (Populated Place), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (42.6250919, -71.2633924)
Description: 1.5 mi NE of South Lowell; Town of Tewksbury.
History: Indian name meaning "fishing place" (MGB 1932), "the place for all (Douglas-Lithgow 1909). name of the praying-town of the Pawtuckets that was once their capital-seat.
Alaska Chief Falls (Falls), Juneau County, Alaska (58.305, -134.34)
Description: on Icy Gulch, 2.5 mi. E of Juneau, Coast Mts. ESE from S end of  Kodiak I. to S end of Dall I. in Alex. Arch.
History: Name derived from the Alaska Chief lode claim staked there  by Joe Juneau and Richard Harris in 1880. Juneau and Harris called the  canoe, in which they came from Sitka, the Alaska Chief (DeArmond 1957, p. 5).
Moonlight Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.7327778, -164.9741667)
Description: flows NE to Eldorado River, 20 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).
Roaring Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.7233333, -149.4488889)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, flows NW to Canyon Creek, 10 mi. S of Sunrise,  Chugach Mts.
History: Local prospectors' name; reported about 1914 by B. L. Johnson (in Martin and others, 1915, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Emerald Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.2897222, -167.8566667)
Description: off SW tip of Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Descriptive name given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1936, because, "during  the summer months, this island, which is about 200 ft. high, and entirely grass covered, is a brilliant green color."
Carson Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.4786111, -162.6002778)
Description: Flows SE to Norton Bay SW of Walla Walla Creek and N of Kwiktalik Mountain, 19 mi. SW of Elim, Seward Peninsula High. 3.4 miles long.
History: Shown as "East Portage" on a precinct map of Seward Peninsula by Monroe and Hutchins, corrected to June 1903 by Arthur Gibson. Local name reported in 1909 by Smith and Eakin (1911, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Gull City (Area), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3, -134.4194444)
Description: on flats near mouth of Gold Creek in Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Name is said to have been derived from the seagulls which frequented this area. The name was in common usage in the 1800's, but is now  seldom used (DeArmond, 1957, p. 23).
Northeast Harbor (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.6275, -154.3536111)
Description: on W coast of Kodiak I., 5.5 mi. NE of Karluk.
History: Descriptive name reported in 1899 by Lieutenant Commander Jefferson F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross.
Mount Prinsep (Summit), Haines County, Alaska (59.525, -136.2363889)
Description: On the Alaska-Candada boundary, 2.6 mi. NW of Chilkat Peak, 33 mi. W of Skagway, St. Elias Mountains.
History: Named Prinsep Peak in 1926 by United States and Canada for  G.T. Prinseps, Ottawa, surveyor with the Canadian section of the International Boundary Commission (IBC).
Marks Garrison (Populated Place), Worcester County, Massachusetts (42.2348148, -72.1592447)
Description: Between the Quaboag River and the SW end of Wickaboag Lake; Town of West Brookfield.
History: Mark's Garrison... 'stood near the SW end of Wickabo0ag Pond on a knoll below the junction of the waters of the Pond with the Quaboag River...' ~ 1834 Barbour Hist.).
Kechumstuk Creek (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (64.0152778, -142.5386111)
Description: heads at 640400N, 1430800W, flows SE to Mosquito Fork, 70 mi.  SW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reproted in 1902 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),  as "Ketchumstock Creek."
Kandik River (Stream), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (65.3738889, -142.5111111)
Description: heads in Canada at 654800N, 1402000W, flows SW to Yukon River 9  mi. NE of its junction with Charley River, Procupine Plateau
History: Indian name shown by Lieutenant Schwatka (1885b, sheet 8), USA.  The stream is also known as Charley or Charlie Creek after Charlie Village, an Indian village which was located at its mouth.
Long County (Civil), Long County, Georgia (31.7525858, -81.7457651)
Description: Located in southeast Georgia, 68 km (42 mi) southwest of Savannah; County Seat:  Ludowici.
History: Formed from Liberty County; created on 14 August 1920 and named in honor of Crawford Williamson Long (1815-1878), a medical doctor who pioneered the use of sulphuric ether as an anesthesia for surgury in March 1842.  (GA-T21/p135)
Nunatak Knob (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (59.1654419, -135.9114099)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, 2.6 mi. S of Red Mtn., and 5 mi. N of the 1954 terminus of casement Glacier, 40 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.
History: Local name obtained by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field personnel and published on Federal maps since 1950.
Cedar Crest (Ridge), Siskiyou County, California (41.790691, -123.5857565)
Description: North-south trending ridge, in the Siskiyou Mountains, extends southward for 5.5 miles from Little Preston, 11 mi west of Happy Camp; 414540N1233500W (south end), 415000N1233535W [north end)
History: Cedars are characteristic trees along the ridge.
Koserefski River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.2433333, -159.9672222)
Description: Flows SE 48 km (30 mi to Yukon River, 11.3 km (7 mi) NW of Holy Cross; Innoko Low.
History: Local name reported in 1916 by G. L. Harrington and R. H. Sargent (in Harrington, 1918, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); name derived from the earlier name of Holy Cross.
Eberly Glacier (Glacier), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.1305556, -142.0544444)
Description: heads 1.6 mi. W of Mount Eberly, trends W to Yakataga Glacier, 95 mi. NW of Yakutat, Chugach Mts. 4 miles long.
History: Name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1945.
Canoe Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.1902778, -133.5647222)
Description: On the W end of Cape Fanshaw, 3 mi SWof the village of Cape Fanshaw and 68 mi E of Sitka, Coast Mountains.
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).
Beemguiga Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.3980556, -158.3227778)
Description: flows W to Holokuk River, N of Holokuk Mtn., 14 mi. SE of Little Mountain Village and 43 mi. SW of Sleetmute, Kilbuck-Kushkokwim Mts. 3.6 miles long.
History: Name is simplification of native word, "Holokukbeemguiga," meaning "stream flowing alongside stone knife (Holokuk) mountain"; reported in 1945 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Village Islands (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.7838889, -153.5394444)
Description: group extend in Uganik Bay, 1.6 mi. NW of Rock Point, on N coast of Kodiak I.
History: Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross.
Tired Pup Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.2844444, -153.7808333)
Description: heads at Tired Pup Glacier terminus, flows SE to Stony River 21  mi. NE of junction of Necons River, 62 mi. N of Lake Clark, Alaska Range
History: Name shown on a 1907 manuscript map probably done by a  prospector.
Town of Edgartown (Civil), Dukes County, Massachusetts (41.373287, -70.4814686)
Description: Located on the E end of Martha's Vineyard, includingChappaquiddick Island, 6 mi SE of Vineyard Haven (US-T121).
History: Name suggested by Governor Lovelace of NY in honor of the son of the Duke of York, Price Edgar (1667-1671), who unknown to the Governor, had died a month before the name was bestowed.  For a few months in 1671, it was known as Great Harbor.  Settled in 1642 and incorporated in 1671 (MA-T1).
Smith Mountain (Summit), North Slope County, Alaska (68.7017902, -156.4023997)
Description: forms two separate parts, the easternmost named Kingak Mountain, 37 mi. NNE of Howard Pass, Arctic Slope
History: Named in 1949 by Mangus, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), geologis connected with  Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 exploration; name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1951.
Don Miller Hills (Range), Chugach County, Alaska (60.2271572, -144.3258812)
Description: In Chugach National Forest, bound on the E by the Bering River, on the N by Bering Lake, on the NW by Split Creek and Katalla River, and on the S by the Gulf of Alaska, 6 mi. NE of Katalla. 9 miles long.
History: Named in 1963 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for Don J. Miller (1919-1961), geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, who spent most of his professional career working out the geology of the Gulf of Alaska Tertiary Province.
Medicine Mountain (Summit), Kootenai County, Idaho (47.4781968, -116.6014636)
Description: Located in sec 28,T48N,R2W, Boise Meridian
History: The native name translates as “Bodies Laying on the Mount”. Sometime between 1780 and 1850, many Coeur d'Alene died of smallpox and were reportedly buried in this area.
Adventure Creek (Stream), Spartanburg County, South Carolina (35.078175, -81.9645505)
Description: Heads 3.5 km (2.2 mi) N of Boiling Springs, 4 km (2.5 mi) WSW of the community of Mountain View, flows E 1 km (0.6 mi) to Thompson Creek.
History: Named because the feature suggests an area condusive to outdoor activity.
Shining Creek (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: flows NE to Big Four Creek which flows to Casadepaga River,  about 2 mi. NW of Birch Creek and 17 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported on a prospector's manuscript map dated 1902. This stream cannot be precisely located on current maps.
Pilgrim River (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.1558333, -165.2225)
Description: Heads in Salmon Lake, SE of Kigluaik Mts., flows NNE for 25 mi, then W, to the Kuzitrin River, 5.5 mi SSE of Lake Omiaktalik and 34 mi ESE of Teller, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name shown on a precinct map of Seward Peninsula gold fields by Monroe and Hutchins, corrected up to June 1903 by Arthur Gibson. The Eskimo name "Kruzgamepa" was reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Upper Bohn Lake (Reservoir), Lake County, California (38.7319807, -122.4447396)
Description: Located between Bohn Valley and Snell Valley, 9.7 km (6 mi) northeast of the community of Aetna Springs.
History: A proposal to change the name Upper Bohn Lake to Eaton H Magoon Lake was submitted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) NMD in June 1990. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) rejected the proposal on 5 September 1991, and voted to retain the name Upper Bohn Lake. This decision was based on the recommendation of the California Board, which cited the lack of local support for the change.
Grayson County (Civil), Grayson County, Kentucky (37.4608195, -86.3438765)
Description: Located in west central Kentucky, 48 km (30 mi) north of Bowling Green; County Seat:  Leitchfield.
History: Established in 1810, named for Colonel William Grayson (1740-1790), who served General George Washington during the Revolutionary War; later he served in the Virginia General Assembly and the Continental Congress.  (KY-T1/p124)
Lake Perez (Reservoir), Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (40.6630806, -77.9143562)
Description: 66 acres in size. Located along Shaver Creek in Barree Township, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) E of Masseyburg, 7.7 km (4.8 mi) SSW of the community of Pine Grove Mills.
History: Named for Lawrence J. Perez (1907-1988), former Pennsylvania State University professor. The lake is owned by Pennsylvania State University.
Sukkwan (historical) (Populated Place), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.1432843, -132.6775781)
Description: on Sukkwan I., at head of Cordova Bay, Alex. Arch.
History: Former Tlingit Indian village or camp name published in 1895 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). According to Hodge (1910, p. 648), the name "Sukkwan" was said (by R. S. Swanton, Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) to be from Haidatown of the Koetas family, formerly on Cordova Bay, in the Kaigani country, Alaska. In 1836-41 John Work stated, "the number of houses here was 14 and the number of people 229." The population was absorbed by the village of Kaigani, which, in turn, was abandoned in 1911, when the village of Hydaburg was established, in order to centralize the school system. See Kaigani.
O'Connor Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.8947222, -147.8786111)
Description: flows SW to Goldstream Creek, 6 mi. NW of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1903 by T.G.Gerdine (in Prindle, 1905, pl. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Disappointment Creek (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.8744444, -161.8875)
Description: flows N between Elephant and Surprise Creeks, to Wilson Creek 6.4 mi. E of Marshall, Nulato Hills. 2.4 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported by Harrington (1918, map), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1916.
Lake Kulik (Lake), Dillingham County, Alaska (59.7870172, -158.7648986)
Description: 4 mi. S of Eagle Mtn., in Wood River Lakes, 55 mi. N of  Dillingham; Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Eskimo name shown as "Ku-lik" on a 1910 manuscript map by H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF); the local name "Lake Kulik" was published in 1915 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).