Two months after discovery, excavation took place on the Ozette Archaeological site, and years of oral tradition were confirmed! Over the span of 11 years, over 55,000 artifacts, along with several longhouses were rediscovered. Finally, in the winter of 1969 a large coastal storm caused the historic site to become exposed. As the storm battered sea continued to wither away at the coastline, the shore continued to weaken. For hundreds of years, the site remained covered with earth and untouched by humans. For centuries stories were passed down of a "Great Slide" which swallowed part of the Ozette area. The wound, however, did not kill the animal, as the ribs of the mastodon seem to have healed around the lodged spearhead.Īpproximately 1560/1969-1970: According to carbon dating, approximately 500 years ago, a shift in the land caused a mudslide to let loose and cover a large portion of an Ozette Makah village near Neah Bay. It appearedd to be a projectile point shaped from the bone of a separate mastodon! Researchers believe that this may have been a hunting weapon which had been thrown at the animal by early humans. Upon closer inspection to the skeleton, researchers noticed something lodged in one of the mighty mastodon's ribs. Emanuel Manis, a local farmer, discovered the remains of the ancient animal while he was digging on his property. The Elwha River Restoration Plan is completedįurther Reading 14,000 - 500 Years Ago 13,800 Years Ago: The Manis Mastodon Site, located near Sequim, WA, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act is enacted The Olympic Wilderness is established by Congress The World Heritage Convention designates Olympic National Park as an UNESCO World Heritage Site The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe is federally recognized The Wedding Rocks petroglyphs site is added to the National Register of Historic PlacesĪ lightning induced fire sparked on July 26, burned 1,050 acres along the Hoh River Trail Washington (Boldt Decision) reaffirms treaty fishing rights The Point of Arches is listed on the National Natural Landmarks Registry The Lower Elwha Klallam Reservation is establishedĪ winter storm exposes an historic Ozette village site The National Historic Preservation Act is passed, creating the National Register of Historic Places and the list of National Historic Landmarks Johnson, establishing the National Wilderness Preservation System The Wilderness Act is passed by Congress under Lyndon B. The Beckers Ocean Resort (now Kalaloch Lodge) and the Hurricane Ridge Lodge (now Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center) are completed The Olympic National Park dedication ceremony takes place at Lake Crescent World War II grabs hold of the nation and the world Park headquarters are completed by the Public Works Administration and CCC Roosevelt tours Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Monument Reservations are established for Lower Elwha and Port Gamble communities The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructs and maintains roads and campgrounds in the park citizenshipĬonstruction of the Glines Canyon Dam is completed on the Elwha River The Indian Citizenship Act grants Native Americans U.S. The Olympic Highway is completed along Lake Crescent Singer's Tavern (now Lake Crescent Lodge) opens at Lake Crescent The Rosemary Inn (now NatureBridge campus) is completed at Lake Crescent The first Olympic Hot Springs Resort opensĬonstruction begins on the Elwha River Dam Mount Olympus National Monument is created under President Theodore Roosevelt The Olympic Forest Reserve becomes Olympic National Forest The Olympic Forest Reserve is established under President Grover Cleveland The Log Cabin Hotel is constructed on Lake Crescent at the current location of the Log Cabin Resort The Ozette and Hoh Reservations are established The Seattle Press Expedition traverses what is now Olympic National Park The O'Neil Expeditions survey the Olympic Peninsula The American Civil War rages in the Eastern United States The Quinault River Treaty (Treaty of Olympia) establishes the Quinault Reservation The Point No Point Treaty establishes the Skokomish Reservation The Treaty of Neah Bay establishes the Makah Reservation The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the Pacific Coast at the mouth of the Columbia RiverĪ smallpox outbreak among the Makah Nation causes the village of Biheda to be abandoned Potatoes are introduced to the Olympic Peninsula, which became a staple food for residents Smallpox outbreaks kill more than 11,000 native people, almost 30% of the Northwest native population
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