Pekwan, California
41°20′34″N 123°51′09″W / 41.34278°N 123.85250°W
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 | |
| 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: Pekwan[2] or Pekwon [3]) is a locality[4] 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
- ^ a b c 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
