The five new names include a new name for a Puget Sound passage in Jefferson County, a ditch in Thurston County and lakes in Kittitas and Chelan counties.
SPOKANE, Wash. — At a Tuesday morning meeting, the Washington State Board of Natural Resources adopted three more tribal proposals to rename geographic places across the state.
The proposals arose due to the current names being derogatory and offensive towards Native American women. The five new names include a new name for a Puget Sound passage in Jefferson County, a ditch in Thurston County and lakes in Kittitas and Chelan counties.
In Chelan County, a five-acre lake near Lake Wenatchee goes by the
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