Description
1.7 mi. long; heads in the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, flows N to enter Nisqually Flats midway between the mouth of the Nisqually River and the mouth of McAllister Creek, in Nisqually State Wildlife Recreation Area; Secs 29, 32&38, T19N, R1E, Willamette Meridian
History
Named for Leschi, the last Nisqually chief (b. 1808), who spent his life camping, hunting, and fishing in the Nisqually River delta. He was often called upon to settle disagreements among his tribesmen. In February 1858 he accused of murder and hanged, but in 2004, he was exonerated of the crime by the State of Washington