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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0151":-] seasonal spring and summer fishing, shellfishing and root -gathering campsites and winter village locations. Sites of this nature have been identified in the Puget Sound lowlands, typically located adjacent to, or near, river or marine transportation routes. Fish weirs and other permanent constructions are often associated with large occupation sites. Common artifact assemblages consist of a range of hunting, fishing and food processing tools, bone and shell implements and midden deposits. Similar economic and occupational trends persisted throughout the Puget Sound region until the arrival of European explorers. Ethnohistoric Period Ethnohistoric economies of people in southern Puget Sound were structured upon a variable rotation of seasonally available resources. Permanent villages provided a central hub from which seasonal activities radiated. During the spring, summer and fall, temporary camps were utilized while traveling to obtain resources, which included foodstuffs such as fish, shellfish, waterfowl, deer, elk, roots and berries. Salmon is argued to be the single most important food source and was caught in weirs, traps, nets and other fashioned implements (Smith 1940). In the project area, a variety of fish, including steelhead and cutthroat trout and four species of salmon, were available for harvest from the Dosewallips and Duckabush Rivers. Plant gathering activities included collection of roots, bulbs and reeds from available wetland, estuary and forest environments. Foods collected at temporary/seasonal camps were often transported to villages and prepared for later use. The proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf resort is located within the traditional territory of the Twana people and the Skokomish Tribe (Elmendorf and Kroeber 1992). Twana territory included the shores and drainages of Hood Canal, from Port Ludlow in the north to the Skokomish River in the south (Elmendorf and Kroeber 1992). The Treaty of Point -No -Point in 1855 resulted in many Twana, Klallam and Chimakum people being compelled to move to the 3,840 -acre Skokomish Reservation, located on the lower Skokomish River (Ruby and Brown 1992). Nine Twana-speaking winter -village communities were documented within the Hood Canal area; two of these were located at the mouth of the Dosewallips and Duckabush Rivers (Elmendorf and Kroeber 1992). The ethnographic village of duxyabu's, or `place of crooked jaw salmon' is indicated at the Duckabush River, % mile southwest of the project area. This name refers to both the river and to the winter village located there. During the salmon season, Twana and Klalla visitors would camp nearbym . A notable village leader in the early nineteenth century was a warrior named Vaha'k`°s b (Elmendorf and Kreeber 1992). The second ethnographic village, duswa'ylups or "place of thieves, selfish people, people who'll take it away from you" was located two miles north of the project area at the mouth of the Dosewallips River. The name refers to the village, the river and to a mountain far inland (on the left if traveling upstream) (Elmendorf and Kroeber 1992). Culturally significant places are recorded in the project vicinity (see Appendix A; Elmendorf and Kroeber 1992:41-42). The southeast tip of BIack Point is named Vaca'p, from which Quatsap Cultural Resource Assessment for the Proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina and Goff Resort, Jefferson County, Washington Western Store Heritage Services, Inc. Page 6 of 18 0 June 23, 2006 Kathy Duncan Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe 1033 Old Blyn Highway Sequim, WA 98382 Re: Cultural Resource Reconnaissance for the Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, Jefferson County. Dear Ms. Duncan, Western Shore Heritage Services, Inc. (WSHS) has been retained by Statesman Corporation to conduct a cultural resource reconnaissance for the proposed 253 acre Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, located on the Hood Canal near the town of Brinnon, Washington (Figure 1). The project entails two components: the Maritime Village and the Golf Resort. The Maritime Village will encompass the 290 existing slips within Pleasant Harbor with the additional construction of approximately 150 residential units and reconstruction of the current retail into a 10,000 square foot Maritime Center. The Golf Resort will include the construction of an eighteen -hole golf course with a conference center, spa and approximately 100 condominium units within the complex. Additionally, 800 residential town home units are planned for construction throughout the golf course area. WSHS will be responsible for identifying and determining potential impacts of the proposed development to recorded, unrecorded, and as -yet unidentified cultural resources. WSHS is currently in the process of researching available background information. Research consists of a file search at the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) in Olympia, review of previously recorded cultural resource reports, and review of pertinent published literature and ethnographies. Fieldwork will include a visual reconnaissance of the project area to verify background information. Subsurface testing will not be conducted during this phase of the project. In the event the reconnaissance determines a high probability for intact buried cultural resources, subsurface testing will be recommended. Results of the reconnaissance will be presented in a prepared technical report. At this time, WSHS is aware of two village sites located near the proposed development area. Elmendorf and Kroeber (1992) indicate villages located both at the mouth of the Dosewallips River (north of the project area) and at the mouth of the Duckabush River (south of the project area). We are aware that not all information is contained within published sources. Should the Tribe have additional information to support our reconnaissance, specifically in regards to these known village locations, we would very much like to include it in our study. Please contact me by phone (206.855.9020) or email (camil lemather@ gmail.com) should you wish to provide any comments. I appreciate your assistance and look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, r -- a] Camille A. Mather Archaeologist . �i.. is .. �.:: •.:. '. . ..-. .�.1.'i• .. i ... I I u:.l'�;v�'-.�?iFl�a--;;`is��ti:�'`cti,:i�:i;YJ`rii=•z'=,:;'�.'� i 1.11 •it l• '.9. , � •• .'kl1 .'t. I .f - -a-' - _• ' �`.�. %JI U111111Vll, vva,ulugwn uau3 /.o -minute quadrangle depicting project areas for the proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort. Reference Cited Elmendorf, W. W. and A. L. Kroeber 1992 The Structure of Twana Culture, With Comparative Notes on the Structure of Yurok Culture. Washington State University Press, Pullman, WA. June 23, 2006 Francis Charles Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe 2851 Lower Elwha Road Part Angeles, WA 98363 Re: Cultural Resource Reconnaissance for the Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, Jefferson County. Dear Ms. Charles, Western Shore Heritage Services, Inc. (WSHS) has been retained by Statesman Corporation to conduct a cultural resource reconnaissance for the proposed 253 acre Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, located on the Hood Canal near the town of Brinnon, Washington (Figure 1). The project entails two components: the Maritime Village and the Golf Resort. The Maritime Village will encompass the 290 existing slips within Pleasant Harbor with the additional construction of approximately 150 residential units and reconstruction of the current retail into a 10,000 square foot Maritime Center. The Golf Resort will include the construction of an eighteen -hole golf course with a conference center, spa and approximately 100 condominium units within the complex. Additionally, 800 residential town home units are planned for construction throughout the golf course area. WSHS will be responsible for identifying and determining potential impacts of the proposed development to recorded, unrecorded, and as -yet unidentified cultural resources. WSHS is currently in the process of researching available background information. Research consists of a file search at the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) in Olympia, review of previously recorded cultural resource reports, and review of pertinent published literature and ethnographies. Fieldwork will include a visual reconnaissance of the project area to verify background information. Subsurface testing will not be conducted during this phase of the project. In the event the reconnaissance determines a high probability for intact buried cultural resources, subsurface testing will be recommended. Results of the reconnaissance will be presented in a prepared technical report. At this time, WSHS is aware of two village sites located near the proposed development area. Elmendorf and Kroeber (1992) indicate villages located both at the mouth of the Dosewallips River (north of the project area) and at the mouth of the Duckabush River (south of the project area). We are aware that not all information is contained within published sources. Should the Tribe have additional information to support our reconnaissance, specifically in regards to these known village locations, we would very much like to include it in our study. Please contact me by phone (206.855.9020) or email (camillemather0gnnail.com) should you wish to provide any comments. I appreciate your assistance and look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Camille A. Mather Archaeologist I F11 Figure 3. Portion of Brinnon, Washington USGS 7.5 -minute quadrangle depicting project areas for the Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort. D Reference Cited Elmendorf, W. W. and A. L. Kroeber 1992 The Structure of Twana Culture, With Comparative Notes on the Structure of Yurok Culture. Washington State University Press, Pullman, WA. June 23, 2006 Tom Strong Skokomish Tribe N. 80 Tribal Center Road Skokomish, Washington 98584 Re: Cultural Resource Reconnaissance for the Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, Jefferson County. Dear Mr. Strong, Western Shore Heritage Services, Inc. (WSHS) has been retained by Statesman Corporation to conduct a cultural resource reconnaissance for the proposed 253 acre Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, located on the Hood Canal near the town of Brinnon, Washington (Figure 1). The project entails two components: the Maritime Village and the Golf Resort. The Maritime Village will encompass the 290 existing slips within Pleasant Harbor with the additional construction of approximately 150 residential units and reconstruction of the current retail into a 10,000 square foot Maritime Center. The Golf Resort will include the construction of an eighteen -hole golf course with a conference center, spa and approximately 100 condominium units within the complex. Additionally, 800 residential town home units. are planned for construction throughout the golf course area. WSHS will be responsible for identifying and determining potential impacts of the proposed development to recorded, unrecorded, and as -yet unidentified cultural resources. WSHS is currently in the process of researching available background information. Research consists of a file search at the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) in Olympia, review of previously recorded cultural resource reports, -and review of pertinent published literature and ethnographies. Fieldwork will include a visual reconnaissance of the project area to verify background information. Subsurface testing will not be conducted during this phase of the project. In the event the reconnaissance determines a high probability for intact buried cultural resources, subsurface testing will be recommended. Results of the reconnaissance will be presented in a prepared technical report. At this time, WSHS is aware of two village sites located near the proposed development area. Elmendorf and Kroeber (1992) indicate villages located both at the mouth of the Dosewallips River (north of the project area) and at the mouth of the Duckabush River (south of the project area). We are aware that not all information is contained within published sources. Should the Tribe have additional information to support our reconnaissance, specifically in regards to these known village locations, we would very much like to include it in our study. Please contact me by phone (206.855.9020) or email (camiilemather@gmail.com) should you wish to provide any comments. 1 appreciate your assistance and look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, I Camille A. Mather Archaeologist ..—11us-11 vava /.j -minute quadrangle depicting project areas for the proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort. Reference Cited Elmendorf, W. W. and A. L. Kroeber 1992 The Structure of Twana Culture, With Comparative Notes on the Structure of Yurok Culture. Washington State University Press, Pullman; WA. moi_ -•'�.,. .. }. 4h,P f�'��_�. _;.�r. ip 15 •5' nl ! . F' . ot�-' j Marina : ' { Golf:.::; Resort I � ,~. • R. NI r • " "" ' " ' F71717PP d AnrFin ..F D». tts__i_• ..—11us-11 vava /.j -minute quadrangle depicting project areas for the proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort. Reference Cited Elmendorf, W. W. and A. L. Kroeber 1992 The Structure of Twana Culture, With Comparative Notes on the Structure of Yurok Culture. Washington State University Press, Pullman; WA. June 23, 2006 Marie Hebert Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe 31912 Little Boston Road NE Kingston, WA 98346 Re: Cultural Resource Reconnaissance for the Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, Jefferson County. Dear Ms. Hebert, Western Shore Heritage Services, Inc. (WSHS) has been retained by Statesman Corporation to conduct a cultural resource reconnaissance for the proposed 253 acre Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, located on the Hood Canal near the town of Brinnon, Washington (Figure 1). The project entails two components: the Maritime Village and the Golf Resort. The Maritime Village will encompass the 290 existing slips within Pleasant Harbor with the additional construction of approximately 150 residential units and reconstruction of the current retail into a 10,000 square foot Maritime Center. The Golf Resort will include the construction of an eighteen -hole golf course with a conference center, spa and approximately 100 condominium units within the complex. Additionally, 800 residential town home units are planned for construction throughout the golf course area. WSHS will be responsible for identifying and determining potential impacts of the proposed development to recorded, unrecorded, and as -yet unidentified cultural resources. WSHS is currently in the process of researching available background information. Research consists of a file search at the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) in OIympia, review of previously recorded cultural resource reports, and review of pertinent published literature and ethnographies. Fieldwork will include a visual reconnaissance of the project area to verify background information. Subsurface testing will not be conducted during this phase of the project. In the event the reconnaissance determines a high probability -for intact buried cultural resources, subsurface testing will be recommended. Results of the reconnaissance will be presented in a prepared technical report. At this time, WSHS is aware of two village sites located near the proposed development area. Elmendorf and Kroeber (1992) indicate villages located both at the mouth of the Dosewallips River (north of the project area) and at the mouth of the Duckabush River (south of the project area). We are aware that not all information is contained within published sources. Should the Tribe have additional information to support our reconnaissance, specifically in regards to these known village locations, we would very much like to include it in our study. Please contact me by phone (206.855.9020) or email (camillemather(i—bgmail.com) should you wish to provide any comments. I appreciate your assistance and look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Camille A. Mather Archaeologist Figure 5. Portion of Brinnon, Washington USGS 7.5 -minute quadrangle depicting project areas for the proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort. Reference Cited Elmendorf, W. W. and A. L. Kroeber 1992 The Structure of Twana Culture, With Comparative Notes on the Structure of Yurok Culture, Washington State University Press, Pullman, WA. June 23, 2006 Rhonda Foster Squaxin Island Tribe SE 10 Squaxin Lane Shelton, WA 98584 Re: Cultural Resource Reconnaissance for the Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, Jefferson County. Dear Ms. Foster, Western Shore Heritage Services, Inc. (WSHS) has been retained by Statesman Corporation to conduct a cultural resource reconnaissance for the proposed 253 acre Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, located on the Hood Canal near the town of Brinnon, Washington (Figure 1). The project entails two components: the Maritime Village and the Golf Resort. The Maritime Village will encompass the 290 existing slips within Pleasant Harbor with the additional construction of approximately 1.50 residential units and reconstruction of the current retail -into a 10,000 square foot Maritime Center. The Golf Resort will include the construction of an eighteen -hole golf course with a conference center, spa and approximately 100 condominium units within the complex. Additionally, 800 residential town home units are planned for construction throughout the golf course area. WSHS will be responsible for identifying and determining potential impacts of the proposed development to recorded, unrecorded, and as -yet 6N unidentified cultural resources. WSHS is currently in the process of researching available background information. Research consists of a file search at the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) in Olympia, review of previously recorded cultural resource reports, and review of pertinent. published literature and ethnographies. Fieldwork will include a visual reconnaissance of the project area to verify background information. Subsurface testing will not be conducted during this phase of the project. In the event the reconnaissance determines a high probability for intact buried cultural resources, subsurface testing will be recommended. Results of the reconnaissance will be presented in a prepared technical report. At this time, WSHS is aware of two village sites located near the proposed development area. Elmendorf and Kroeber (1992) indicate villages located both at the mouth of the Dosewallips River (north of the project area) and at the mouth of the Ducikabush River (south of the project area). We are aware that not all information is contained within published sources. Should the Tribe have additional information to support our reconnaissance, specifically in regards to these known village locations, we would very much like to include it in our study. Please contact me by phone (2(16.855. 9020eo oumail assistancel ansJt look forwaard�o hearing from uld you wish to provide any comments. I app Y you. Sincerely, 7i Camille A. Mather Archaeologist Figure 6. Portion of Brinnon, Washington USGS 7.5 -minute quadrangle depicting project areas for the proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort. Reference Cited Elmendorf, W. W. and A. L. Kroeber 1992 The Structure of Twana Culture, With Comparative Notes on the Structure of Yurok Culture. Washington State. University Press, Pullman, WA. r June 23, 2006 Rob Purser Suquamish Tribe P.O. Box 498 Suquamish, WA 98392 Re: Cultural Resource Reconnaissance for the Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, Jefferson County. Dear Mr. Purser, Western Shore Heritage Services, Inc. (WSHS) has been retained by Statesman Corporation to conduct a cultural resource reconnaissance for the proposed 253 acre Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort, located on the Hood Canal near the town of Brinnon, Washington (Figure 1). The project entails two components: the Maritime Village and the Golf Resort, The Maritime Village will encompass the 290 existing slips within Pleasant Harbor with the additional construction of approximately 150 residential, units and reconstruction of the current retail into a 10,000 square foot Maritime Center. The Golf Resort will include the construction of an eighteen -hole golf course with a conference center, spa and approximately 100 condominium units within the complex. Additionally, 800 residential town home units are planned for construction throughout the golf course area. WSHS will be responsible for identifying and determining potential impacts of the proposed development to recorded, unrecorded, and as -yet unidentified cultural resources. WSHS is currently in the process of researching available background information. Research consists of a file search at the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) in Olympia, review of previously recorded cultural resource reports, and review of pertinent published literature and ethnographies. Fieldwork will include a visual reconnaissance of the project area to verify background information. Subsurface testing will not be conducted during this phase of the project. In the event the reconnaissance determines a high probability for intact buried cultural resources, subsurface testing will be recommended. Results of the reconnaissance will be presented in a prepared technical report. At this time, WSHS is aware of two village sites located near the proposed development area. Elmendorf and Kroeber (1992) indicate villages located both at the mouth of the Dosewallips River (north of the project area) and at the mouth of the Duckabush River (south of the project area). We are aware that not all information is contained within published sources. Should the Tribe have additional information to support our reconnaissance, specifically in regards to these known village locations, we would very much like to include it in our study. Please contact me by phone (206.855.9020) or email (camillemather@gmail.com) should you wish to provide any comments. I appreciate your assistance and look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Camille A. Mather Archaeologist ..,a.v.1, rraa11111r, V 1 uaua /-a-minute quadrangle depicting project areas for the proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort. Reference Cited Elmendorf, W. W, and A. L. Kroeber 1992 The Structure of Twana Culture, With Comparative Notes on the Structure of Yurok Culture. Washington State University Press, Pullman, WA. 1 _ i .5 : . , C �:fit; ' :; - Skokomish Indian Tribe Tribal Center (360) 426-4232 N. 80 Tribal Center Road FAX (360) 877-5943 Skokomish Nation, WA 98584 June 28, 2006 Dr, Camille Mather, Archaeologist Western Shore Heritage Services, Inc. 8001 Day Road West, Suite B Rainbridge Island, WA 98110 Re: Cultural Resource Reconnaissance for the Pleasant harbor Marina and Golf Resort, Jefferson County Dear Dr. Mather, My name is Delbert Miller and I am the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Skokomish Tribe. My former assistant, Tom Strong, received a letter from you dated lune 23, 2006, regarding the proposed Pleasant Harbor Marina and Half Resort. 1 sincerely appreciate the efforts of Western Shore Heritage Services, and the Statesman Corporation, towards identifying cultural resources within and nearby the proposed project area. As you are aware, Elmendorf (1992) noted two major village sites within the vicinity of the project area. In addition to these sites, which were extensive villages comprised of single large houses combined with numerous smaller houses extending along the shoreline, there are a number of sites of tremendous spiritual, cultural, and historical significance to the tuwaduq people (known today as the Skokomish Tribe) within the propsed project area. These locations include an additional major village site -and ussociated burial grounds within Pleasant Harbor.itself, a guardian spirit locality, a locality which continues to be used use by practitioners of traditional tuwaduq lifeways and is extremely integral within tuwaduq (Skokomish) creation and sacred history; significant fishing and shellfish gathering locations; and numerous seasonal camp sites. There may well be additional significant sites within the proposed project area. The fact that the vicinity has been inhabited by tuwaduq people for countless generations, and that there were two major villages nearby, greatly increases the likelihood that ground disturbance will lead to the inadvertent discovery of human remains, and sensitive cultural resources, within the project area. Development and construction within the vicinity also has the potential to negatively impact the ability of the tuwaduq people to freely continue spiritual practices associated with sites and landscapes within the project tiit!9 area. M .J' Because of the highly significant nature of the cultural resources within the proposed project area, the Skokomish Tribe is extremely interested in being fully involved in all phases of this proposed project. I have taken the liberty of sending a copy of this letter to Dr. Allyson Brooks of the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, and it is my intention to ask Dr. Brooks for her advice as to stow to hest ensure that the sensitive cultural resources wiNn the proposed project area be protected, and that any potential impacts to these resources be mitigated in consultation and cooperation with the Skokomish Tribe. I will be in contact again as soon as I have discussed the matter with Dr. Brooks, and the Skokomish Legal Department. Again, I offer my sincerest appreciation for your communications regarding this proposed project. Sincerely, elbert Miller Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Skokomish Tribe (360) 4264232, ext. 234 fmi I le r skokomish.org, cc: Dr. Allyson Brooks, WA Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Brian Collins, Skokomish Tribal Attorney