Chief Leschi was a chief of the Nisqually Indian Tribe of southern Puget Sound, Washington, primarily in the area of the Nisqually River.
Leschi as he appeared in the 1850s
The Nisqually River is a river in west central Washington in the United States, approximately 81 miles (130 km) long. It drains part of the Cascade Range southeast of Tacoma, including the southern slope of Mount Rainier, and empties into the southern end of Puget Sound. Its outlet was designated in 1971 as the Nisqually Delta National Natural Landmark.
Nisqually River near Ashford during a flood in 2006 that destroyed a campground in Mount Rainier National Park
Near its source in Mount Rainier National Park, the Nisqually River flows under a bridge of Route 706.
Mount Rainier and headwaters of the river from the Nisqually Glacier
Alder Dam near Elbe, Washington