Cook Landing Site (Waimea, Hawai'i)

Cook Landing Site (Waimea, Hawai'i)
Cook Landing Site
A monument near the site
Cook Landing Site (Waimea, Hawai'i) is located in Hawaii
Location: Southwest of Route 50,
Waimea, Hawaii
Coordinates: 21°57′6.63″N 159°39′57.03″W / 21.9518417°N 159.6658417°W / 21.9518417; -159.6658417Coordinates: 21°57′6.63″N 159°39′57.03″W / 21.9518417°N 159.6658417°W / 21.9518417; -159.6658417
Built: 1778
Governing body: County or State
NRHP Reference#: 66000298
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHL: December 29, 1962[2]

The Cook Landing Site in Waimea on Kauaʻi island in Hawaii, is where Captain James Cook landed at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778. Cook was the first European reported to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands,[3], and the January 20 landfall on southwestern |Kauaʻi was his first arrival upon Hawaiian soil.

It is suspected that the land has actually grown since 1778 due to accretion of sediment, so the exact spot is unknown. A small plaque was erected by Kauai County in 1928 which maintains a small county park. Across the river Russian Fort Elizabeth is preserved in a state park.[3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ "Cook Landing Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=189&ResourceType=Site. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  3. ^ a b John A. Hussey (May 24, 1962). "Waimea beach (Cook Landing Site) nomination form". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000298.pdf. Retrieved November 7, 2010. 

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