McAllister_Creek_(Puget_Sound_tributary)

McAllister Creek (Puget Sound tributary)

McAllister Creek (Puget Sound tributary)

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McAllister Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] It is a tributary to Puget Sound.[2]

McAllister Creek was named after James McAllister, a pioneer who arrived in the 1840s.[2] The creek is also known as Medicine Creek or šxʷnanəm, to the Puyallup people.

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  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McAllister Creek (Puget Sound tributary)
  2. [2]
    "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 48. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

47°06′36″N 122°43′23″W

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