National Register of Historic Places

35-TI-4-Cronin Point Site

Manzanita, Tillamook County, Oregon

Listed

March 6, 2001

Type

Site

Period

Colonial

Ref No.

01000128

About this property

The Cronin Point Site (Smithsonian trinomial: 35TI4) is an archeological site located in Nehalem Bay State Park near Manzanita, Oregon, United States, that was occupied probably between 1600 and 1800 CE. The site is characterized by a significant quantity of burned, fire-cracked rock, indicating the presence of hearths and other cultural activities associated with occupation and a possible village site. Artifacts in the site include stone flaking debris, and a smaller number of projectile points, glass pieces, bone pieces, and shell fragments. Notably, the site also includes shards of Chinese and Japanese ceramicware, datable by their design to ca. 1550–1680 CE, which link the Cronin Point Site to the Nehalem Beeswax Shipwreck. The site spans both submerged and exposed areas; auger-based studies suggest that occupation of the site ended abruptly, likely when the land it rests on subsided due to a large earthquake. Further study of the Cronin Point Site has potential to yield information related to the "protohistoric" period of sporadic contact between Native Americans and Europeans, prior to the intensive interactions of cross-continental trade and emigration. It may also shed light of the impact of seismic events on the peoples and environments of the Oregon Coast. Other potential research questions relate to environmental change in the Oregon Coast region, settlement and subsistence patterns, emergence of ethnographic patterns among coastal people, changes in cultural patterns around contact with European Americans, and other topics. The Cronin Point Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Location

Manzanita, Tillamook County, Oregon

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Questions about this property

When was 35-TI-4-Cronin Point Site listed on the National Register?

35-TI-4-Cronin Point Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 6, 2001.

What type of historic resource is 35-TI-4-Cronin Point Site?

35-TI-4-Cronin Point Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for 35-TI-4-Cronin Point Site?

The period of significance for 35-TI-4-Cronin Point Site is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1600.

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