Recurring places names

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A quick perusal of the obvious source, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada, says Bear. However, since Deer, Cold, and Lost aren't in there except for a couple of times and not for places I'm familiar with, tells me maybe Peter Browning stuck with the ones that had a story he was able to track down. While I suspect Bear is right (especially if you count all the Big Bear, Little Bear, etc), the others can't be ruled out. Frankly, unless someone is bored enough and has a lot of free time to get out all the maps, peruse them, and count the names, I don't think we'll ever know. Unless, of course, someone has already done exactly that on another website.
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I've heard that the word "squaw" is very common as a placename, perhaps not just in the Sierra, but all over California, much to the chagrin of some folks.
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Lots of fish lakes, Cottonwood's.
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Long Lake.
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[quote="dave54"][/quote]

Lake Helen in LVNP.



Oh yeah, I forgot about that one, been there too.
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cmon4day wrote:
dave54 wrote:
Lake Helen in LVNP.



Oh yeah, I forgot about that one, been there too.
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Vaca Russ wrote:
cmon4day wrote:
dave54 wrote:
Lake Helen in LVNP.



Oh yeah, I forgot about that one, been there too.
Helen Lake on Mt. Shasta at 10,443 feet.

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