Reef Net Bay

Reef Net Bay is a bay in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

The creek was formerly called Squaw Bay.^[1] The original name had caused a degree of controversy over its "racist" name, cf. squaw.^[2] The present name is after reef nets used by local fishermen.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reef Net Bay
^ 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°33′36″N 122°56′48″W / 48.5599861°N 122.94662°W / 48.5599861; -122.94662

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reef Net Bay

[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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