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Rek'woy Requa

Wechpues Weitchpec (the town), a point projecting from the north side of the river into the Klamath estuary

Kohpey Crescent City, site of Crescent City

Wehlkwew a village across the river from Rek'woy

'O Schegep' the boat landing at Rek'woy, a reddish cliff north(west) of the mouth of the Klamath, a site with house-pits somewhere north of Stone Lagoon, a rock by the landing spot at Churey

Huep'oo Hupa

Tmery 'We-Roy Cannery Creek

Pekwtuehl a village between the Klamath and Trinity where they meet

Chuelue Bald Hills

Kenek a village on the Klamath

Muerekw a village on the Klamath

Sregon a village on the Klamath

Srperh a village along the Klamath

Wa's'ey a village at Young's Bar

'O Regos Tucker Rock (a rock at the mouth of the Klamath River)

Heewow a house in Rek'woy

Hop'ew a village in the current location of Klamath

Keykem a village on the Klamath

Negono' a place below Keykem

Nohchkueh a village on the Klamath

Nohchkueh Heekoh a place across the river from Nohchkuh

Sreg Pech a place just upriver from Sregon; also called Chokik

Stoowen a village along the Klamath

Twehlkar a place along the Klamath above Srpr'

Wahsekw a village on the Klamath, Martin's Ferry

'O Chaahl 'We-Repokw a place

'Rner' a village along the Klamath

'Erner' 'We-Roy Blue Creek

Chaahl 'O Knew a long beach

Chahpekw a village at Stone Lagoon

Chahpekw 'O Ket'oh Stone Lagoon

Chkweges 'O Rek'eeen a rock in the Klamath below 'Rnr'

Chkweges 'W-a'aag a sea-stack, the larger of the Turtle Rocks near Patrick's Point

Chokeek a place just upriver from Sregon; also called Sreg Pech

Chokeek 'We-Roy the creek at Chokik

Chuerew

Chuerewa' Trinidad Head (a large rounded promontory at Trinidad, almost separated from the mainland)

Chuerey Trinidad, Tsurai, the Indian town at Trinidad

Hehlkeek 'We-Roy Klamath River

Hehlkue Serr Maynot Creek

Heeneg a Tolowa town on Smith River, Smith River

Ho Wegoh a flat near the Klamath

Hoktkehl a promontory on the north side of Trinidad Head

Hop'ew Puel 'We-Roy a gully upriver from Hop'ew

Hop'ew 'We-Roy a creek downriver from Hop'ew

Kenek Puel a village downriver from Kenek

Kenek 'We-Roy Tuley Creek

Keehl 'O Tep Heemar a fishing place on the Klamath

Keehl 'O Tep 'We-Roy a creek on the Klamath

Knetken 'O Loo a large boulder in the Klamath downstream from Muurekw

Knewsep a long prairie

Knuehl a fishing place (where there is deep water) off Moore's Rock

Kerrneet 'Wo-'Ol' Little Trinidad Head (a promontory near Trinidad Head)

Legep'ew a hole or cave on the southwest side of Trinidad Head

Meleg a sea-stack between 'O Segen and the mouth of the Klamath

Meweehl 'O Legehl Cann's Prairie (on the ridge of the Bald Hills above the mouth of Redwood Creek)

Mewomekwehl a flat area by Trinidad Head, now a parking lot

Pekwon Pecwan (a village on the Klamath)

Pekwon 'We-Roy Pecwan Creek

Pekwtehl a rock in the Klamath River near Pekwon, a sea stack by Stone Lagoon

Peleen Kerrcherh the ridge above Pekwtuhl

Pluel' Fish Lake, on the mountain above Weitchpec and Bluff Creek

Poykoh 'O Lep a knoll just north of Big Lagoon

Prgeesh 'O Chyeguuekw' a sea stack near 'R Hlrgr'

Pueleek Serrnery Hunters Creek

Raayeep a pebbly beach at the south end of 'E'goo, by Trinidad Head

Sa'ahl a village along the Klamath

Sreg Heekoh a place across from Sregon

Sreg Puelekw a place just downriver from Sregon

Sreg Won a place just uphill from Sregon

Srepor a village site south of Churey

Suemeeg Patrick's Point

Teekwoh a place uphill from Keykem (formerly a prairie, now overgrown)

Teekwoo the promontory between Stone Lagoon and Freshwater Lagoon

Wechpekw' a spring at Wechpus

'Espew a village on the coast between Redwood Creek and the Klamath

'Espew 'O Ket'uel' the lagoon at 'Espew

'E'goo a beach north of Trinidad Head

'Leptoyhl 'O Pkwegech a reef north of Churey

'O Chaahl a village site on the Klamath

'O Kaa a mountain above the Klamath

'O Kaa 'O Ket'uel' a lake on 'O Kaa

'O Kegep a spring near 'O Men 'We Roy, a sea-stack near Elk Point, north of Churey

'O Keget'oh a place on the sandbar by Big Lagoon

'O Kegey Goat Rock (a ridge between Stone Lagoon and Big Lagoon)

'O Ket'oh Big Lagoon, a town on Big Lagoon

'O Ket'uel' Big Lagoon

'O Kneget a large sea-stack just south of the mouth of the Klamath, Flint Rock Head (a conspicuous promontory south of the mouth of the Klamath), a crag on a cliff at the north of Patrick's Point, a rock in the ocean near the mouth of Luffenholtz Creek

'O Kweges sand dunes south of the mouth of Little River

'O Legew a place on the east side of Trinidad Head

'O Men a town along the coast north of Rek'woy

'O Men Heepuer a village north of 'O Men

'O Men 'We-Roy Wilson Creek

'O Pegeesh a beach north of 'Espew

'O Plegoh a Hupa town (Ta'k'yimił-diŋ "where they stir acorn mush")

'O Pyuueweg a village on the south shore of Big Lagoon

'O Rew a fishing place across from Weitchpec, where the current formerly struck the south shore, a bank downstream of 'Rnr', a camp-site or town on Redwood Creek, about 4 miles from the coast, just before Chilula land, a rock in Karuk territory

'O Segen a village on the coast between 'Espew and the mouth of the Klamath

'O Segen 'We-Roy a creek at 'O Segen

'O Segeesh a flat area along the Klamath near Wohkero'

'O Shyergerysh near Elk Point, "a sea rock, with two points"

'O Slegoych a place where a trail descends, a declivity

'O Slookw a site on the northeast shore of Big Lagoon

'O Teguuekw a flat rock near Pekwon on the south side of the Klamath

'O Tmekwor a village at the north end of Redwood Lagoon

'O Tohpew a natural archway under Krrnit 'Wo-'O'l (Little Trinidad Head)

'Oohl 'O Chyuue a cliff overlooking the Klamath River

'O'rekw mouth of Redwood Creek, a village to the south of Redwood Lagoon (Orick)

'O'rekw 'We-Roy Redwood Creek

'R Hlerger' False Klamath Rock

'U-Kwewon the beach between Trinidad Head and Little Trinidad Head

'Yoch Legaay a ridge above 'O Men 'We-Roy

'Yoch 'O Kegey a place on the sand barrier between Freshwater Lagoon and the ocean