Neath Bay
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| - | The name "Neah" refers to the Makah Chief Dee-ah, pronounced Neah in the Klallam language. The town is named for the waterbody Neah Bay, which acquired its name in the early 19th century. A number of names were used for the bay before it was established as Neah Bay. In August 1788 Captain Charles Duncan, a British trader, charted a bay at the location of Neah Bay, but did not give it a name. | + | The name "Neah" refers to the Makah Chief Dee-ah, pronounced Neah in the Klallam language. The town is named for the waterbody Neah Bay, which acquired its name in the early 19th century. A number of names were used for the bay before it was established as Neah Bay. In August 1788 [[Captain Charles Duncan]], a British trader, charted a bay at the location of Neah Bay, but did not give it a name. |
As of the 2000 census of, there were 794 people, 282 households, and 181 families residing | As of the 2000 census of, there were 794 people, 282 households, and 181 families residing | ||
Current revision as of 20:52, 4 June 2010
The name "Neah" refers to the Makah Chief Dee-ah, pronounced Neah in the Klallam language. The town is named for the waterbody Neah Bay, which acquired its name in the early 19th century. A number of names were used for the bay before it was established as Neah Bay. In August 1788 Captain Charles Duncan, a British trader, charted a bay at the location of Neah Bay, but did not give it a name.
As of the 2000 census of, there were 794 people, 282 households, and 181 families residing
