Swaram Creek

Swaram Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1] It is a tributary to the Methow River.

The creek was formerly called Squaw Creek. The original name had caused a degree of controversy over its name due to the use of the slur squaw.^[2] The present name Swaram is a language derived from a Native American language meaning "torch light fishing at nigh".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swaram Creek
^ Aegerter, Gil (October 31, 2017). "See a racist place name on a WA map? Could take years to change it". KUOW. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

48°05′25″N 120°01′03″W / 48.09028°N 120.01750°W / 48.09028; -120.01750

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swaram Creek

[2] Aegerter, Gil (October 31, 2017). "See a racist place name on a WA map? Could take years to change it". KUOW. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

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