Cook Landing Site (Hawaii)
| Cook Landing Site | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
| National Historic Landmark | |||
 Statue of James Cook in Waimea |
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| location | Kauaʻi , Hawaii | ||
| Coordinates | 21 ° 57 '6.6 " N , 159 ° 39' 57" W | ||
| Built | 1928 | ||
| NRHP number | 66000298 | ||
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| The NRHP added | October 15, 1966 | ||
| Declared as an NHL | December 29, 1962 | ||
The Cook Landing Site in Waimea on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i marks with a plaque the place at the mouth of the Waimea River into the Pacific, where James Cook was the first European to set foot on one of the Hawaiian islands on January 20, 1778 . The exact location of the landing is today due to silting likely further inland. In 1928 a statue of James Cook was erected in memory of this event on the central square of the small town of Waimea for the 250th anniversary. The Russian fort is located nearby over the river .
On December 29, 1962, the site was designated a National Historic Landmark . On October 15, 1966, the Cook Landing Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places .
Web links
Commons : Cook Landing Site (Hawaii) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Waimea Beach (Cook Landing Site). In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Nomination Form. National Park Service , September 1957, accessed April 11, 2013 (PDF 720 KB).
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Hawaii. National Park Service , accessed July 21, 2019.
- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed May 13, 2016