Pecwan, California

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Pecwan (Yurok: Pekwan)[1] is a locality[2] in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the Klamath River near the mouth of Pecwan Creek 1 mile (1.6 km) east-southeast of Johnsons,[2] at an elevation of 869 feet (265 m).[3]

References[]

  1. ^ [California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)]
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pecwan

Coordinates: 41°20′38″N 123°51′14″W / 41.34389°N 123.85389°W / 41.34389; -123.85389

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