A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
“Chinook Point is a headland in Pacific County, Washington. Located just northwest of the mouth of the Columbia River, it is historically significant for several reasons.”
Wikipedia article Chinook Point, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Pacific County · listed in 1966 · category: Site · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Chinook Point between 1993 and 2019, burning about 120 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BATTERY 245 |
| 3 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GETTY FIRE |
| 17 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BLACK JETTY |
| 4 July 2003 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LINDSTRUM LANE |
| 17 July 2000 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 July 2006 | Fireworks | under an acre | Astoria District | FT STEVENS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Chinook Point: 7 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Titanium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond-Mcgowan-Columbia Placer | Titanium, Metal, Iron | Occurrence | Ilmenite, Magnetite | |
| Mc Gowan Placer | Iron, Titanium, Zirconium | Prospect | ||
| Mc Gowan Querry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Bear River | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Chinook Black Sands | Titanium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Hammond Black Sand Locality No. 1 | Titanium, Zirconium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hammond Black Sand Locality No. 2 | Titanium, Zirconium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Knappton | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Megler | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Tongue Point | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Columbia | 0.2 miles | 2025 | |
 | Columbia River Quarantine Station | 4.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Colbert House | 6.7 miles | 1977 |
| Cape Disappointment Historic District | 7.1 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 66000747 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pacific County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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