McAllister Creek (Puget Sound tributary)
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EtymologyJames McAllister
| McAllister Creek Medicine Creek, šxʷnanəm | |
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| Etymology | James McAllister |
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| Geographic Names Information System | 1506525[1] |
McAllister Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. 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.[3]