In May 1792 Peter Puget and Joseph Whidbey of the Vancouver Expedition explored Eld Inlet. At the southern end they found a native village of about 60 inhabitants. Due to the friendly reception Puget called the place Friendly Inlet.[4]
Geographyedit
Eld Inlet is about 6 mi (9.7 km) long and has a maximum breadth of 1.24 mi (2.00 km).[5]McLane Creek drains into the southern end of Eld Inlet, forming a large mudflat known as Mud Bay.
inlet, inlet, located, southern, puget, sound, thurston, county, washington, second, southernmost, puget, sound, after, neighboring, budd, inlet, contents, etymology, history, geography, also, referencesetymology, edit, given, present, name, charles, wilkes, d. Eld Inlet is an inlet located at the southern end of Puget Sound in Thurston County Washington It is the second southernmost arm of Puget Sound after neighboring Budd Inlet 1 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Geography 4 See also 5 ReferencesEtymology editEld Inlet was given its present name by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition to honor one of the expedition s officers Midshipman Henry Eld 2 3 History editIn May 1792 Peter Puget and Joseph Whidbey of the Vancouver Expedition explored Eld Inlet At the southern end they found a native village of about 60 inhabitants Due to the friendly reception Puget called the place Friendly Inlet 4 Geography editEld Inlet is about 6 mi 9 7 km long and has a maximum breadth of 1 24 mi 2 00 km 5 McLane Creek drains into the southern end of Eld Inlet forming a large mudflat known as Mud Bay See also editTotten InletReferences edit Deschutes River watershed area Budd Inlet Washington State Department of Ecology ecology wa gov Retrieved 2020 10 01 Phillips James W 1971 Washington State Place Names University of Washington Press pp 19 44 ISBN 0 295 95158 3 Thurston County Place Names A Heritage Guide PDF Thurston County Historical Commission 1992 p 23 Retrieved 28 March 2018 Roberts John E 2005 A Discovery Journal George Vancouver s First Survey Season 1792 Trafford Publishing p 62 ISBN 978 1 4120 7097 3 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Eld Inlet 47 4 57 N 122 59 21 W 47 08250 N 122 98917 W 47 08250 122 98917 nbsp This Thurston County Washington state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eld Inlet amp oldid 1015133767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
