41°20′34″N 123°51′09″W / 41.34278°N 123.85250°W / 41.34278; -123.85250
Pekwan
Pekwan Pecwan | |
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Former settlement | |
Pekwan Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 41°20′34″N 123°51′09″W / 41.34278°N 123.85250°W / 41.34278; -123.85250 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Humboldt County |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
Pekwan (also Pecwan, Pack-wans, Pak-wan, Pank-wans, Pec-quan, Pek-wan, and Tirip'ama) (Yurok: Pekwan2 or Pekwon 3) is a locality4 and former Yurok settlement in Humboldt County, California.1 It is located at an elevation of 85 feet (26 m).1 on the Lower Klamath River at the mouth of Pecwan Creek, 1 mile (1.6 km) east-southeast of Johnsons.5
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Remains of Pekwan in 1920
References
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pekwan, California
- California Place Names of Indian Origin (A. L. Kroeber, 1916)
- "Yurok Dictionary: Pekwon". Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pecwan