Chinook Point

Chinook Point

View from Fort Columbia across the mouth of the Columbia River to Astoria, Oregon, and Saddle Mountain.
Nearest city Chinook, Washington
Built 1792
NRHP Reference # 66000747
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHL July 4, 1961[2]

Chinook Point is a headland in Pacific County, Washington. Captain Robert Gray, the first non-native to enter the Columbia River, saw the river from Chinook Point in 1792. His explorations gave the United States a strong position in its later territorial contests with Great Britain.[3]

In November 1805, members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped at Chinook Point.

It was the site of US military gun emplacements during World War II.[4]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2][4]

It is now part or all of Fort Columbia State Park, which is in turn part of Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Chinook Point". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  3. ↑ Brokenshire, Doug (1993). Washington State Place Names. Caxton Press. p. 47. ISBN 9780870045622.
  4. 1 2 Cecil McKithan (October 10, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Chinook Point" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, from 1977. (32 KB)

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Coordinates: 46°15′5″N 123°55′19″W / 46.25139°N 123.92194°W / 46.25139; -123.92194


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