Fivemile Rapids Site

Fivemile Rapids Site (35 WS 4)

Photograph of two men standing at different levels on an excavated hillside

Excavation at the Fivemile Rapids Site in 1955
Location Address restricted[1]
Nearest city The Dalles, Oregon
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)[2]
NRHP Reference # 74001719
Added to NRHP December 19, 1974

The Fivemile Rapids Site (Smithsonian trinomial: 35 WS 4), is an archaeological site near The Dalles, Oregon, United States. Yielding remains beginning soon after the end of the last glacial period, this and other nearby sites provide a nearly continuous record of human occupation from at least 9000 BCE to 1820 CE. It also provides some of the earliest available evidence of fishing in human economy.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of sensitive archaeological sites in many instances. The main reasons for such restrictions include the potential for looting, vandalism, or trampling. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin (29), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  2. 1 2 Cole, D. L. (August 16, 1974), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Fivemile Rapids Site.
  3. ↑ Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved July 15, 2014.


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