Place Name Origins and Meanings in South Puget Sound Nisqually to Hammersley Inlet

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1 Allyn for Judge Frank Allyn of Tacoma, English 889 Annas Bay unknown English, by Wilkes expedition Anna's Bay 8,3, Belfair for place mentioned in a book English, by Mrs. Murray, postmistress Clifton bəsc ətxʷəd place that has bears Whulshootseed Stitchas, B l s-tcε'txûd, Buschut-whud, Olympia, st əc as, Boston Harbor unknown English, by C.D. Hillman, real estate agent Bucoda amalgamation of Buckley, Coulter, David English/American Seatco Budd inlet named for Thomas A Budd English, by Wilkes Bus-chut-whud place that has bears Whulshootseed Stitchas, bəsc ətxʷəd, Olympia, st əc as, Bush Prairie named for George Bush, settler English Columbia River named for ship Columbia Rediviva English, by Capt. Gray Cushman Lake named for Orrington Cushman English Danas Passage names for James Dwight Dana English, by Wilkes Deception Pass describes deceptive appearance of waterway English, by Vancouver Deception Passage,2 (p 86) Deschutes the chute (water cataracts) French, by way of English SpEkwa'L, TE'm-wata,, 5 dxʷsqʷaliʔ place of hay Whulshootseed see Nisqually Dyes Inlet named for W.W. Dyes English, by Wilkes El Cerro de Sta Rosalia Mountain of St. Rosalia Spanish Mt. Olympus Eld Inlet named for Eld English, by Wilkes Evergreen State nickname for Washington English, by Charles T. Conover, real estate promoter Kathleen Stidham for Geography 0 Appendix B May 2009

2 The town is located near the largest of the mounds, a 25- named for largest of Mima foot-high hillock Grand Mound English mounds covered with trees, hence the name. Phillips locates this in Mound Prairie Grapeview named for the views of vinyards English Hammersley Inlet names for George W. Hammersley English, by Wilkes Hartstene Island named for Lt. Henry J. Hartstene English, by Wilkes Hartstein, Hartstine, Harstine, Harstene Henderson Inlet named for James Henderson English, by Wilkes Hood Canal named for Lord Samuel Hood English, by Vancouver,2 (p 38 footnote) Isle of Grapes extensive viniculture starting in 878 English Stretch Island Kamilche possibly valley Whulshootseed qəbəɫc iʔ, Lacey for lawyer of Isaac Woods English Woodland Littlerock for rock that was used to mount up English Mason County named for Charles H. Mason, first English secretary of state Sawamish Mount Rainier named for child of Huguenots English via French Tahoma Mt. Olympus home of the the gods Greek El Cerro de Sta Rosalia Nisqually people of the grass lands Whulshootseed sqwalia'bsh/dxʷsqʷaliʔ,3, Oakland Bay named for abundant Garry Oaks English Tsita'owi Quercus, garryana Olympia Peales Passage named for Olympic Mountains named for T.R. Peale English, by Wilkes English, Greek by Isaac N. Stitchas, B l s-tcε'txûd Ebey (bəsc ətxʷəd), st əc as Kathleen Stidham for Geography 0 Appendix B May 2009

3 Pickering Passage named for Charles Pickering English, by Wilkes Pierce County names for Franklin Pierce, president English Point No Point named for optical illusion English, by Wilkes Priest Point (Olympia) named for Missionary site English Ts!ulyad (meaning unknown), 6 Puget Sound named for Peter Puget English, by Vancouver Whulge,3 qəbəɫc iʔ meaning unknown Whulshootseed Kamilche, Sawamish meaning unknown Whulshootseed Mason County sc əgʷalicǔ towards the water Whulshootseed Sequalitchew Seatco devil Chinook? Bucoda Sequalitchew extensive sand banks by the water Whulshootseed sc əgʷalicǔ, Signalitchew 3, Shelton named for David Shelton English Signalitchew Anglicized form of sc əgʷalicǔ English, Whulshootseed Sequalitchew 3, SpEkwa'L possibly cascade Whulshootseed Deschutes, TE'm-wata, squallyabsch people of the grass country Whulshootseed see Nisqually, sqwalia'bsh 3 uncertain, the tribe is named for Squaxin the island rather than the island English via Whulshootseed x ʷəcilc, for the tribe sqwalia'bsh People of the tops of wild absh/abs Whulshootseed see Nisqually, squallyabsch carrots means people st əc as place that has bears Whulshootseed Stitchas, bəsc ətxʷəd, Olympia, Steh-chass rock Chehalis st əc as, stitchas 7 Stitchas place that has bears Whulshootseed Olympia, bəsc ətxʷəd, st əc as, Strait of Juan de Fuca named for putative first European English via Spanish, by to see it Barclay and Meares Stretch Island named for Samuel Stretch English by Wilkes Isle of Grapes Tahoma mountain with snow on top Coast Salish Mt. Rainier Tanglewilde fanciful name for subdivision English by Alvin H. Thompson, builder TE'm-wata waterfall Chinook? Deschutes, SpEkwa'L, Kathleen Stidham for Geography 0 Appendix B May 2009

4 either from a railroad survey Tenino station (0-9-0) or a Chinook English or Chinook Jargon word for fork Thurston County named for Samuel R. Thurston, first delegate to Congress English Totten Inlet named for member of Wilkes crew English, by Wilkes Tsita'owi meaning unknown Whulshootseed Oakland Bay Deschutes, TE'm-wata, SpEkwa'L, 5 Washington State for first president English Whulge Salt Water Whulshootseed Puget Sound, 3 x ʷəlc Salt Water Whulshootseed Puget Sound,7 x ʷəcilc possibly sharp edge Whulshootseed Squaxin Yelm possibly heat rising from the earth Whulshootseed Chelm Source ID Title Author/Editor Washington State Place Names James W. Phillips 2 The Early Exploration of Inland Washington Waters Richard W. Blumenthal 3 Fort Nisqually Cecilia S. Carpenter Puget Sound Geography T.T. Waterman/Vi Hilbert 5 Past Reflections Drew W. Crooks 6 Olympia's Forgotten Pioneers 7 lecture 8 May 2009 David Nicandri ʔəsweli Zalmai Zahir notes: Translations of indigenous names in Phillips' book are often inaccurate. Waterman and his later editors sometimes disagree on meaning. appendix was amended slightly to reflect new information on 22 May 2009, after the paper was turned in on May. Kathleen Stidham for Geography 0 Appendix B May 2009

5 Kathleen Stidham for Geography 0 Appendix B May 2009