McAllister Creek (Puget Sound tributary)

Last updated February 07, 2025

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.

References

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

47°06′36″N122°43′23″W / 47.11000°N 122.72306°W / 47.11000; -122.72306

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McAllister Creek (Puget Sound tributary)

[Names-2] 1 2 "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 48. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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