Beluga Point Site

Beluga Point Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Beluga Point Site
Beluga Point Site
Location	Anchorage County, Alaska
Coordinates	61°00′19″N 149°41′39″W / 61.00528°N 149.69417°WCoordinates: 61°00′19″N 149°41′39″W / 61.00528°N 149.69417°W
NRHP Reference #	78000515[1]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1978

Beluga Point Site, also known as ANC-054, is an archaeological location at Turnagain Arm at Cook Inlet, Seward Highway Milepost 110, south of Anchorage, in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Anchorage, Alaska on March 30, 1978.^[2]

Artifacts of the area are evidence of early human habitation. Beluga Point North 1 (BPN1) artifacts are 8,000–10,000 years old and believed to be evidence of the oldest habitation in Anchorage municipality . Various other artifacts at Beluga Point South 1 and 2 (BPS1 and BPS2) are believed to be 3,500 to 4,000 years old, while some newer ones are dated at 600 to 800 years old.^[3] (dead link)

Beluga Point is also a wildlife viewing area under the jurisdiction of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Beluga whales can be sighted seasonly July through August as hundreds of the cetaceans visit Cook Inlet to feed on the Pacific salmon run.^[4]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Anchorage, Alaska

References

1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Register of Historic Places in Anchorage County". American Dreams Inc. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
3. Reger, phD, Douglas R. (September 21, 2006). "Archaeological Survey of the East 48th Avenue-Boniface Parkway Extension" (PDF). Report to DOWL Engineers of Anchorage, Alaska. pp. 4,5,. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
4. "Beluga Point Wildlife Viewing". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved 21 January 2013.