McAllister Creek (Puget Sound Tributary)
McAllister Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary to Puget Sound.
McAllister Creek was named after James McAllister, a pioneer who arrived in the 1840s. 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)
- ^ "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 48. Retrieved 28 March 2018.