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shellfish and plant foods and hunted
<br />there. European- American settlers
<br />arrived in the mid -19th century, and
<br />logging began in the 1880s. The area
<br />was purchased by Weyerhaeuser in the
<br />mid -1920s for log transshipment. Tax
<br />parcel boundaries were used to define
<br />the National Register boundaries of
<br />this property. Verbal boundary
<br />description: Boundaries as described
<br />in parcel numbers 11918100000,
<br />11918410000,11918430000,
<br />11917320000,11917320100,
<br />11917330I00,11917220000,
<br />93006700000,93006800000,
<br />93006900000,93007000000,
<br />93007100000,93007200000,
<br />93007300000,93007400000,
<br />93007500000,93007600000,
<br />93007700000, and 93007800000 on file
<br />at the Thurston County Assessor's
<br />Office and illustrated in the attached
<br />map. Boundary justification: The
<br />nominated property includes all land
<br />in the historic Weyerhaeuser owner-
<br />ship.
<br />Discontiguous Districts in Rural
<br />Settings
<br />(See also Discontiguous Archeological
<br />Districts)
<br />Crockett Canyon /Coyote Ranch
<br />Archeological District, Southwest,
<br />[location restricted], contains 16
<br />discontiguous sites associated with
<br />prehistoric cultures. The sites are
<br />located among the cliffs and canyons of
<br />the Ardra Plateau, approximately 20
<br />miles northeast of Fort Sickles. The
<br />sites were nominated as a district
<br />because they document an extensive,
<br />diverse, and well - preserved assem-
<br />blage of prehistoric artwork; they
<br />define distinct stylistic traditions
<br />among petroglyph and pictograph
<br />groups; and they identify long -term
<br />aboriginal habitation directly associ-
<br />ated with the rock art. The sites are
<br />related by artistic style, artifact group-
<br />ings, and geologic setting. Individual
<br />site boundaries are based on the extent
<br />of surface features and artifacts.
<br />Verbal boundary description: The
<br />Crockett Canyon /Coyote Ranch
<br />Archeological District consists of 16
<br />significant areas of aboriginal rock art,
<br />shelters, and campsites. The accompa-
<br />nying topographic maps show the
<br />location and configuration of each
<br />nominated site by using labeled points
<br />and UTM grid coordinates. Crockett
<br />Canyon sites are: [excerpted site
<br />example] 33GG111 : This site contains
<br />approximately 1.5 acres and is found
<br />on the USGS 7.5' Crockett Canyon
<br />topographical sheet. From point 1
<br />(UTM coordinates QQQ /RRR), follow
<br />the 2,400 -foot contour southward to
<br />point 2 (UTM coordinates SSS /TTT), a
<br />distance of about 197 feet (60 m).
<br />Continue to the NE for approximately
<br />197 feet (60 m) to point 3 (UTM
<br />coordinates UUU /VVV), and then to
<br />the NW about 262 feet (80 m) to point
<br />4 (UTM coordinates WWW /XXX).
<br />Proceed southward along the 2,400_
<br />foot contour approximately 197 feet
<br />(60 m) back to point 1. The State
<br />owns this site, which is located in
<br />Section 4, Township 2S, Range 4W.
<br />Boundary justification: All 16 sites in
<br />the district are culturally linked by
<br />similar artifactual and pictographic
<br />design styles. The boundaries of the
<br />discontiguous district correspond to
<br />the boundaries of the 16 individual
<br />segments (sites). Individual site
<br />boundaries were determined by
<br />mapping the extent of surface- visible
<br />cultural features and artifacts. All of
<br />the sites are fairly discrete locations of
<br />cultural activity, with artifacts concen-
<br />trated near the petroglyph panels,
<br />shelters, and fire - cracked rock hearths
<br />that comprise the most significant
<br />features at each locus. Areas of low -
<br />density scattered artifacts or features
<br />(less than approximately 1 artifact per
<br />50 square meters) were not included
<br />within the site boundaries. The data
<br />the sites present jointly is more
<br />important and convincing than when
<br />presented in isolation. Taken to-
<br />gether, these data overlap and suc-
<br />ceed each other, documenting over
<br />7,000 years of occupation and the
<br />change in subsistence from hunting
<br />and gathering to agriculture. Reflect-
<br />ing this economic change is a rich and
<br />varied body of artistic expression that
<br />spans the entire period of occupation.
<br />Parks as Districts
<br />Local, State, and national parks
<br />may also include National Register
<br />properties. Boundaries for National
<br />Register properties within parks are
<br />limited to eligible resources; therefore,
<br />the National Register boundaries may
<br />differ from park boundaries. Special
<br />provisions apply to historic and
<br />cultural units of the National Park
<br />System (as discussed below). In
<br />selecting boundaries, consider the
<br />extent of the eligible resources and
<br />their setting. Do not include buffer
<br />zones or large areas that lack contrib-
<br />uting resources.
<br />Each historic and cultural unit of
<br />the National Park System is automati-
<br />cally listed in the National Register on
<br />the date its authorization is signed
<br />into law. During the interim period
<br />before the National Park Service has
<br />defined the extent of the areas of
<br />historic value, the National Register
<br />boundaries are those defined in the
<br />National Park Service authorizing
<br />legislation, regardless of ownership.
<br />Congress may authorize for the
<br />National Park System, with no
<br />requirement of notice, land areas not
<br />yet acquired as well as those never to
<br />be acquired in fee, including those to
<br />be controlled by easement acquisition.
<br />For each historic or cultural unit,
<br />the National Park Service will evalu-
<br />ate the entire authorized (listed) area,
<br />prepare a nomination form, and
<br />precisely define the boundaries to
<br />encompass the resources that have
<br />historic significance. If the proposed
<br />National Register boundaries coincide
<br />substantially with the park bound-
<br />aries, the documentation is forwarded
<br />to the Keeper of the National Register,
<br />and a courtesy copy is sent to the
<br />State Historic Preservation Officer.
<br />When the Keeper signs the nomina-
<br />tion form, the boundaries of the
<br />property considered to be listed in the
<br />National Register are thus defined by
<br />the documentation.
<br />If the proposed National Register
<br />boundaries differ from the area
<br />authorized, the documentation is
<br />submitted to the State Historic
<br />Preservation Officer for comment
<br />within 45 days. In some cases, the
<br />area documented and subsequently
<br />listed may be less than the area
<br />authorized to exclude nonhistoric
<br />buffer zones. The listed area may
<br />include privately owned areas, but
<br />only to the extent that they have been
<br />authorized by Congress.
<br />Rock Creek Park Historic District,
<br />Washington, D.C., is a 1,754.62 -acre
<br />property in the northwest quadrant of
<br />the District of Columbia. The prop-
<br />erty is legally defined as Reservation
<br />339 and its boundaries are roughly
<br />defined as Sixteenth Street on the east,
<br />Oregon Avenue and Branch Road on
<br />the west, Klingle Road on the south,
<br />and the District of Columbia line and
<br />Parkside Drive on the north. Rock
<br />Creek Park is a natural reserve within
<br />a heavily urbanized area. The park is
<br />surrounded by commercial and
<br />residential development, and it has
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