National Register of Historic Places

Indian Sands

Brookings, Curry County, Oregon
Listed
June 3, 1992
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
92000668

About this property

Indian Sands near Brookings, Oregon is an archaeological site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. In 2002, a team of researchers from Oregon State University found evidence of human presence on the southern Oregon coast at the Indian Sands area of Boardman State Park dating more than 10,000 years ago — more than 2,000 years older than previously known archaeological sites on Oregon's coast. Carbon dating of artifacts (similar to ones found on the Alaskan and British Columbia coasts) suggested an origin approximately 12,000 years ago. Carpenterville, Oregon—a community near Brookings, Oregon

Location

Brookings, Curry County, Oregon

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When was Indian Sands listed on the National Register?

Indian Sands was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Indian Sands?

Indian Sands is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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