cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Found Fish Lake (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska (68.11168, -145.596567)
Description: N of Khaali Lake and 1.4 mi. SW of Arctric Village, Brooks Range. 1.8 miles long.
History: Translation of a Kutchin Indian name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Arotak Creek (Stream), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (68.1113889, -160.0544444)
Description: heads in Kingasivik Mts., flows SE to Noatak River, 27 mi. ESE of Misheguk Mtn., Brooks Range. 6 miles long.
History: Eskimo name referring to the stretch of Noatak River near this streams mouth which is "windy and cold" (argoag); obtained at Noatak in 1956 by Orth.
Applegate Glacier (Glacier), Chugach County, Alaska (60.4567663, -148.5986014)
Description: on E side of Kenai Peninsula, trends NW to its terminus 1.5 mi. E of Kings Point, 23 mi. S of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 1 mile long.
History: Named in 1908 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Samuel Applegate who explored the region in the schooner Nellie Juan.
Cape Felix (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.2122222, -133.4358333)
Description: SW tip of Suemez I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named "Cabo de San Antonio Maurelle" May 18, 1779, "when  Mourelle (sic) began his exploration of Bucareli Bay opposite this point; after San Felix whose day it was" (Wagner, 1937, p. 499).
Baldwin Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.8666667, -163.3)
Description: flows NW to Fish River, 10 mi. E of Council and 40 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 3 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1900 by W. J. Peters (in Mendenhall, 1901, pl.20), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Pleasants Creek (Stream), Solano County, California (38.4896295, -122.0202475)
Description: 10 miles long. Heads in the Vacca Mountains on the east slope of Blue Ridge, flows northwest through Miller Canyon to Pleasants Canyon where it continues north-northeast to enter Putah Creek on the Salano County and Yolo County boundary 6.1 km (3.8 mi) southwest of the community of Winters. (US-T121)
Town of Charlton (Civil), Worcester County, Massachusetts (42.1350861, -71.9680317)
Description: Located 12 mi SW of Worcester; Worcester County (US-T121).
History: It was settled in 1735 and incorporated as a town in 1775. Named in honor of Sir Francis Charlton, a member of English Privy Council at the time of incorporation as a district, 1755 (MA-T1/p13).
Great Heron Wetlands (Swamp), Frederick County, Maryland (39.3258333, -77.3572222)
Description: Located behind Urbana Elementary School, just north of Interstate 270, south of Route 355, 10 km (6 mi) south-southeast of Frederick.
History: Named for the birds that frequent the area's ponds and wetlands; the great blue heron is also the symbol of the Chesapeake's Save the Bay Program.
Mount Andrew (Summit), Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska (55.5165722, -132.3025692)
Description: On Kasaan Peninsula, on the E coast of Prince of Wales Island, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name published by Brooks (1902, p. 13), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for the Mount Andrew Mine. Andrew was the name of the mining company  operating the mine.
Kwiskwis Butte (Summit), Lane County, Oregon (43.7490234, -122.3307287)
Description: Located on the ridge between Salmon Creek and Salt Creek, 9.7 km (6 mi) east of Oakridge.
History: The name, which reportedly means "double-striped little squirrel" in Molalla, was the nickname of Charlie Tufti, a member of the Molalla Band who homesteaded in the area.
Anchor Cove (Bay), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.9975, -149.0922222)
Description: at E shore of Day Harbor, on Kenai Peninsula, 15 mi. SE of Seward, Chugach Mts.; 0.7 mile wide.
History: So named in 1909 by U. S. Grant and D. F. Higgins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because we lost a boat's anchor there and because it is the first safe anchorage in this harbor".
Portland Island (Island), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3363889, -134.7394444)
Description: trends NW in Stephens Passage, 2 mi. S of Point Louisa and 12  mi. NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named in 1880 by Captain L. A. Beardslee, U.S. Navy (USN) and published by US@C&GS in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 174).
Hook Creek (Stream), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.4727778, -154.0847222)
Description: heads at E terminus of Hook Glacier, flows SE to Ahllo Bay, on S coast of Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 36 mi. NE of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range. 7.5 miles long.
History: Named for Hook Glacier; reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sheep Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.9372222, -147.6747222)
Description: flows S to Caribou Creek 53 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.
History: Name used by local prospectors; reported in 1906 by T. G. Gerdine and R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kalsin Island (Island), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.6638889, -152.4066667)
Description: in Kalsin Bay, 9 mi. S of Kodiak, Kodiak I.
History: Transliteration by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1881 of the Russian name "Os(trov) Kalsinskoy," or "Kalsin Island," published by Sarichev (1826, map 16).
Fingers Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.5816667, -136.1972222)
Description: on W shore of Whidbey Passage, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 2 mi. W of Willoughby I., and 41 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1939 because "it consists of five small  inlets on the west, which suggest the name."
Garnet Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.4219444, -150.7538889)
Description: flows NW to Yukon River at Garnet I. 18 mi. WSW of Rampart, Yukon Tanana High. 17 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1904 by L. M. Prindle, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Gullied Peak (Summit), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.7390948, -136.6137236)
Description: 1.2 mi. SE of Hugh Miller Glacier, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 61 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Descriptive name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Cone Glacier (Glacier), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (56.2108333, -159.4891667)
Description: on Alaska Peninsula, on W slope of Mount Veniaminof, trends W 5 mi. to its terminus, 42 mi. NE of Port Moller; Aleutian Range
History: so named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because its source is near a small volcanic cone in Veniaminof Crater."
Reynolds Peak (Summit), Chugach County, Alaska (60.0098006, -147.8861615)
Description: on E side of Latouche I., at SE end of Broon Buttes, 22 mi. SE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.
History: Local name reported in 1909 by Grant and Higgins (1910, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); name derived from the Reynolds-Alaska Development Company  that operated mines in the region.
Sunday Rapids (Rapids), North Slope County, Alaska (68.5672222, -153.8611111)
Description: On the Killik River, 5.7 mi NE of Lake Udrivik and 40 mi upstream from its mouth, Brooks Range
History: So named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4, because a "Field party swamped several boats in  going through the rapids on Sunday, June 3, 1945."
Anaktuvuk Pass (Populated Place), North Slope County, Alaska (68.1433333, -151.7358333)
Description: population 35, at Anaktutuk Pass, Brooks Range
History: The name for this Nunamiut Eskimo village is derived from the name of the pass. Although the village is presently permanent, the people were once seminomadic, and the settlement periodically was moved about the valleys near the heads of the John and Anaktuvuk Rivers. They call themselves the Q"Tulugagmiut," "raven people" or "the people living in the vicinity of Tulugak Lake." The present village is now comprised of Eskimo from the Killik and Chandler Rivers also. A post office was established in 1951. (Ricks, 1965, p. 3)
Chin Point (Cape), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.7966667, -131.6969444)
Description: N point of entrance to Neets Bay, S of Nose and Brow Points, on  NW coast of Revillagigedo I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1891 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); Brown and Nose Points ar nearby.
Haines (Populated Place), Haines County, Alaska (59.228589, -135.444114)
Description: On W shore of Portage Cove, 26 km (16 mi) SW of Skagway; T 30, R 59 E, Cooper River Mar.
History: Named for the first secretary of the Committee of Home Missions, Mrs. Francine E. Haines; former incorporated City of Port Chilkoot merged with Haines in March 1970; named Haines in 1884 for Haines Mission, originally established in 1881 as Willard Mission by Presbyterian missionaries; earlier the place had been known as Dtehshuh (Indian village name meaning "end of the trail").
Cale Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.0102778, -159.8744444)
Description: flows NW to Bear Creek, 2.2 mi. E of Nyac and 40 mi. SW of Aniak, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 7 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name shown on a 1914 field sheet by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Wanda (Summit), Contra Costa County, California (37.9835116, -122.1370037)
Description: Located within the John Muir National Historic Site, on the east side of Franklin Ridge, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) south of Martinez. (US-T121)
History: Named for Annie Wanda Muir Hanna (1881-1942), eldest daughter of John Muir. (US-T121)
Sully County (Civil), Sully County, South Dakota (44.715564, -100.1322456)
Description: Located in central South Dakota along the Missouri River, just north of Pierre; County Seat:  Onida.
History: Created in 1873, organized in 1883, and named for Fort Sully architect and Commander, General Alfred Sully (1821-1879).  (SD-T17/p33)
Diamond (historical) (Populated Place), Denali County, Alaska (63.8866667, -150.9030556)
Description: site of mining camp, at junction of Moose Creek and Bearpaw River, 18 mi. E of Chilchukabena Lake, Tanan Low.
History: This camp was established about 1905 at the head of small-boat navigation on the Bearpaw River. It had a post office in 1906 and again from 1929 to 1951 (Ricks, 1965, p. 16).
John Wilson Run (Stream), Monroe County, Kentucky (36.74244, -85.87955)
Description: 0.25 mi. long; heads 1.3 mi. SE of Lamb, flows E then S to enter Bethel Branch 1.5 mi. NNW of Flippin
History: The name commemorates John Wilson (? – 1865?), the first verifiable landowner of the land around the stream.
Wolk Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.6736111, -132.7719444)
Description: S point of entrance to Wolk Harbor, on S coast of Dall I., Alex. Arch.
History: Name derived from Wolk Harbor; given by Captain R. S. Patton, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1928.
Plateau Region (Plain), San Juan County, Utah (37.898156, -110.0514221)
Description: The Plateau Region includes the plateaus of the Colorado River and its branches, limited on the east by the Rocky Mountains, on the west by the Wasatch Range, and extending from the south end of the Wasatch southwestward to Virgin River and down that river to its mouth; thence southeastward and eastward to the east boundary of Arizona, following the escarpment of the Colorado Plateau, and including on the north the Green River Basin.
History: Incomplete record
Kaluyut Mountain (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (60.6845737, -164.842082)
Description: on Nelson I., extend NE 12 mi. from Kangirlar Bay, 16 mi. E of Cape Vancouver; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Deuel County (Civil), Deuel County, South Dakota (44.760058, -96.6679741)
Description: Located in eastern South Dakota along the boundary with Minnesota, 129 km (80  mi) north of the City of Sioux Falls; County Seat:  Clear Lake.
History: Created in 1862, organized in 1878, and named for Jacob S Deuel, who operated a sawmill in 1860 when South Dakota was known as the Dakota Territory.  Mr Deuel became a member of the first Territorial Legislature in 1862, the same year the county was created.  Deuel County in Nebraska is also named for Jacob Deuel.  (SD-T17/p24)
Mud Bay (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.1911111, -135.9880556)
Description: on N coast of Chichagof I. on Icy Strait, 1 mi. SE of Goose I. and 20 mi. NW of Hoonah, Alex. Arch.
History: Descriptive name given in 1880 by Master C. Hanus, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 190).
Mount Wrangell Crater (Crater), Copper River County, Alaska (61.9899069, -144.0744488)
Description: volcanic cone on Mount Wrangell 3 mi. N of head of Cheshnina Glacier, 9 mi. N of its terminus (1959) and 93 mi. NE of Valdez, Wrangell Mts.
History: Name published in 1931 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Cañada de Santa Ynez (Valley), Santa Barbara County, California (34.7313874, -120.2599447)
Description: On the north slope of the Purisima Hills, trending northwest to the Los Alamos Valley 1.6 km (1 mi) southeast of Los Alamos.  (US-T121)
History: Named for the mission which was founded in 1804 honoring Santa Ine's (Saint Agnes).  (US-T121)
East Cape (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.9144444, -152.3286111)
Description: E tip Spruce I., NE of Kodiak I.
History: Translation of the descriptive name "M(ys) Vostochnyy"  given in 1839 or 1840 by Murashev and published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425.
Rookery Island (Island), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.6911111, -133.2027778)
Description: in Duncan Canal, 12 mi. SW of Petersburg, on S coast of  Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch.
History: So named in 1933 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because the  "island is the resting place of thousands of sea birds, known locally as sea  pigeons."
Johnson Creek (Stream), Skagway County, Alaska (59.4430556, -135.4388889)
Description: on E side of Mount Ripinski, flows E to Tanani Bay, on Chilkoot  Inlet, 0.5 mi. S of Tanani and 14 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts.
History: Local name published in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Town of Phillipston (Civil), Worcester County, Massachusetts (42.5527673, -72.1354597)
Description: Located 17 mi W of Fitchburg (US-T121).
History: It was settled in 1751 and incorporated as the town of Gerry in 1786.  Named for Governor Elbridge Gerry, with whose views on the War of 1812 the townspeople were displeased.  Renamed Phillipston, in 1814, in honor of William Phillips, Lt Governor of MA in 1814 and benefactor of Phillips Academy (MA-T1/p37).
Utakaht Slough (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.7488889, -164.3980556)
Description: in Yukon Delta, 3 mi. E of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1899 by G. R. Putnam, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Published in 1899 on Chart 9372.
McCoy Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.5155556, -146.3936111)
Description: Flows NW to the Salcha River, 31 mi NW of Big Delta, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Name originally applied by mistake by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to the stream  now known as Flat Creek (Capps, 1912, pl. 1).
Kizhuyak Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.8197222, -152.8738889)
Description: extends SW 20 mi. off Marmot Bay, E of Whale I., on N coast of Kodiak I.; Kodiak I.
History:  native name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 23), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "B(ukhta) Kizhuyak," or "Kizhuyak Bay." "Z(aliv) Shakhmanova ili  Bukhta Kizhuyakskaya," "Shakmanor or Kizhuyak Bay,; given in 1839 or 1840 by  Sub Lieutenant Murashev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart.  1425.
Tyee (historical) (Populated Place), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.0405556, -134.5433333)
Description: on Murder Cove, on S tip of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.
History: This is the former location of a cannery and fishing  station. A post office by this name was established in 1907 and discontinued  in 1953 (Ricks, 1965). In 1962 the facilities were in ruins.
Sword Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4722222, -133.3966667)
Description: SW tip of San Fernando I., 10 mi. W of Craig, Alex. Arch.
History: Translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name "Punta de Espada" given in 1775-79 by Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle.
Karpa Island (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.5105556, -160.0491667)
Description: Located 5 miles northeast of Korovin Island, in Shumagin Is., Aleutian Range. 460 acres in size.
History: Published as "O(strov) Karpa," meaning "Carp Island," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1379 (1847). The Aleut name is "Inlikak," or "Inglikhakh," according to Captain F. P. Lutke, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who also used the Russian name "Bouldyr," meaning "hovel". Boulder Island, is shown on an 1890 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) chart, while Bouldyr, Bouldir, and Karpa are shown on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) charts.
Big Mud River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.4761111, -153.6377778)
Description: flows SW to Nowitna River 31 mi. NE of Monzonite Hills, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.; 43 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1924 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Doty Cove (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.1186111, -134.2016667)
Description: on NE coast of Glass Peninsula, 3 mi. S of False Arden and 16 mi. SE of Juneau, Alex. Arch. 1 mile wide.
History: Locally named for Charles Doty, who was born in Massachusetts and served in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. He came to Alaska in 1886 and about 1900 claimed a homestead at Doty Cove. He died at Douglas in 1914 (DeArmond, 1966). The name was reported byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)in 1929.
Lone Island (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.7225, -136.2936111)
Description: in Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Monument, 2 mi. NE of Geike Rock and 53 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Local name published by Reid (1896, p. 425), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Big Bonanza Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (60.6455556, -155.3194444)
Description: flows W to Mulchatna River, 48 mi. NW of Nondalton, Lime Hills; 20 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1914 as Bonanza Creek by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); obtained from Thomas Hanmore, U.S. commissioner at Iliamna. The name was published, however, by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as Big Bonanza Creek.
Fox (Populated Place), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.9580556, -147.6183333)
Description: on right bank of Fox Creek as it enters Goldstream Creek valley, 10 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. sec 31,T2N,R1E,Fairbanks Meridian
History: Former mining camp established before 1905. The Fox post office was established in 1908; discontinued in 1947 (Ricks, 1965, p. 21). Its population was 25 in 1950.
Brookbank Canyon (Valley), Navajo County, Arizona (34.6174821, -110.5637244)
Description: Heads at Twin Springs, trends NE to Black Canyon, 10.5 km (6.5 mi) N of Red Knoll.
History: J W Brookbank settled here in 1884. (Granger, Byrd H. Arizona's Names (X Marks the Place)1983)
Grizzly Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.5686111, -163.6486111)
Description: flows S to Norton Sound, 24 mi. E of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 1 mile long.
History: Prospectors' name published in 1956 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Shown as "Trilby" on Arthur Gibson's "Map of Cape Nome Precinct," dated 1904.
The Ears (Summit), North Slope County, Alaska (68.5833333, -166.15)
Description: between Chukchi Sea and Akalolik Creek, 5 mi. S of Cape Dyer,  Arctic Slope.
History: Descriptive name given about 1827 by Captain Beechey (1831, map p. 328); presumably applied to a small feature or features on the eroded  cliffs. Because it lacks a positive object for application, the name  subsequently was transferred to the mountains behind the cliff. The same  name has been applied to this mountain since it was first known to man."
Kuyuktuvuk Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.9261111, -149.8377778)
Description: flows S to Dietrich River, 10 mi. NNW of Snowden Mtn. and 46 mi. NW of Chandalar, Brooks Range
History: Eskimo name reported in 1939 by Marshall (1956, p. 160).
Aquone (Populated Place), Macon County, North Carolina (35.207314, -83.6271105)
Description: Located in western Macon County along the Nantahala River, about 29 km (18 mi) west of Franklin.
History: Settled on the site of Fort Scott.  This name is believed to be derived from "egwanul'ti" or "by the river".  (NC-T11/p12)
Kungkaka Lakes (Lake), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.35, -153.25)
Description: group, extends S along valley of Martha Creek, 35 mi. NE of  Hughes, Hogatza High.
History: Indian name recorded in 1956 as "Kung=kaka=lav'n=tokhen"  by Orth and reported to mean "lake beneath hill." The name was shortened for  cartographic reasons and applied collectively to several lakes in the stream  valley.
Fairweather Glacier (Glacier), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.8259443, -137.7414517)
Description: In Glacier Bay National Monument, heads on the W slope of Mount Salisbury and trends W to its 1961 terminus 0.2 mi E of Cape Fairweather and 100 mi NW of Hoonah, Malaspina Coasta Plain. 19 miles long.
History: Local name published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the 1950's.
Oversight Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.8625, -164.5666667)
Description: flows NW to join Dividend Creek to form Telegram Creek, in Pilgrim River basin, 21 mi. N of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1908 by P. S. Smith (in Brooks and o others, 1909, pl. 10), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Korga Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (56.93, -135.3883333)
Description: in Redoubt Bay, 9 mi. S of Sitka, off W coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1809 by the Russian navigator, Ivan Vasiliev the first; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "O(strov) Korga,"  meaning "crow island."
Snake River (Stream), Franklin County, Washington (46.1862456, -119.028618)
Description: 1078 miles long. Lowest elevation in ID at 710 feet near Nec Perce, ID on the Clarkson Quadrangle at the mouth of the Clearwater River. Heads in Jackson Lake in the Grand Tetons in Wyoming; flows through Idaho and along the Oregon border, to enter the Columbia River in Washington. The uppermost part of the stream, from the point where Henrys Fork enters, is referred to informally as the South Fork Snake River.
History: Name possibly derived from an S-shaped (snake) sign which the Shoshone Indians made with their hands to mimic swimming salmon.
Hat Island (Island), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (63.5002778, -159.5083333)
Description: at S end of Eagle I. in Yukon River, Innoko Low. 1 mile long.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1940 "Navigation Chart of the Tanana-Yukon Rivers" published by the U.S. Dept of Interior.
North Salt Lagoon (Lake), North Slope County, Alaska (71.3344498, -156.6213105)
Description: between Elson Lagoon and Chukchi Sea, 4 mi. NE of Barrow,  Arctic Plain.
History: Named for scientific purposes (Carson and Hussey, 1962).  This feature is probably the same lagoon recorded by Sergeant John Murdoch and published as Imeakpuniglu by Lieutenant P. H. Ray (1885, p. 55), U.S. Army (USA), and reported by them to mean big water, too. The Eskimo name is more closely rendered Imikpaneraluk.
Waydelich Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3838889, -134.6552778)
Description: Flows SSE to Auke Bay at Spaulding Point, 10 mi NW of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named for John W. Waydelich (1837-1914), one of the first white settlers in the Auke Bay area. After graduating from Yale University, he went to Montana and then to Alaska. In 1881 he moved to Juneau, and in 1892 claimed a homestead on Auke bay along the creek that now bears his name (DeArmond, 1957, p. 46-47).
Nantucket Island (Island), Nantucket County, Massachusetts (41.2834562, -70.0827935)
Description: In the Atlantic Ocean 25 mi S of Cape Cod; Town of Nantucket.
History: Nantucket is derived from the Indian "Nanticut" meaning "the far-away land," "Nantuck" meaning "sandy, sterile soil," or "Nautican," an Indian name for the island (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files); it appeared on maps as "Nantocko" in 1630, meaning "at the promontory" in a river" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909).