Tamanowas Rock
{{Short description|Geographical feature in Washington, United States}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Tamanowas Rock
| other_name = Chimacum Rock, Tamanous Rock
| photo = Tamanowas Rock NRHP 15000498 Jefferson County, WA.jpg
| photo_size = frameless
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| elevation_ft = 440
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| prominence_ft = 150
| range = Near Olympic Mountains
| location = Jefferson County, Washington, US
| coordinates = {{coord|48.02208|N|122.79339|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| topo = USGS Port Townsend South, WA
| type = Batholith
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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary
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| map = USA
| relief = 1
| map_caption = Location in the United States
| location =
| nearest_city = Chimacum, Washington
| coordinates = {{coord|48.02208|N|122.79339|W|region:US-WA|format=dms|display=inline}}
| area = {{convert|84.4|acre}}{{NPS area |year=2011 |accessdate=May 13, 2012}}
| established = 1990s–{{start date|2012|12|21}}
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| governing_body = Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
}}
Tamanowas Rock ({{langx|clm|t̕əménəwəs}}) (also spelled Tamanous), also called Chimacum Rock, is a {{convert|150|ft|adj=on}} high rock with caves and crevices that lies in a forest adjacent to Anderson Lake State Park, near Port Townsend, Washington.{{rp|169}} It is a sacred site to the Coast Salish peoples of the Pacific Northwest and a pilgrimage site. The rock was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.{{citation | last = National Park Service | authorlink = National Park Service | title = Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/03/15 through 8/07/15 | date = August 14, 2015 | url = http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20150814.htm | accessdate = August 14, 2015 }}.
History
Tamanowas Rock is said to have first been used 10,000 years ago by the Chimakum (or Chemacum) people, leading to its alternate name "Chimacum Rock", whose name is also found in other local geographic features. In accordance with legend, it may have been used as a refuge from the tsunami caused by the 1700 Cascadia earthquake, and earlier as a lookout for hunting now-extinct mastodon. "Tamanowas" means "spirit power" in the Klallam language.
Preservation
The site is either a registered archaeological site, or nominated to become one with the Washington State Department of Archaeology.{{citation|url=http://dahp.wa.gov/washington-state-advisory-council-on-historic-preservation|title=Washington State Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's nominations|publisher=Washington State Department of Archaeology|accessdate=2015-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623025507/http://dahp.wa.gov/washington-state-advisory-council-on-historic-preservation#|archive-date=2015-06-23|url-status=dead}}
In 2013, the rock was purchased with {{convert|62|acres}} of surrounding land by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe for preservation, at the end of a series of loans and purchases by organizations including Washington State Parks, Bullitt Foundation and Jefferson Land Trust, that started in 2009. The land was added to an existing 22-acre purchase by the tribe. Prior to this, it was a rock climbing site, a practice which was ended when the S'Klallam Tribe took ownership.
=Desecration=
Geology
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The mineral composition is Eocene subaerial adakitic lava and lava breccia. Dikes of similar composition exist in the Blue Hills near Bremerton 60 km away, both thought to be created by subduction of the Kula-Farallon Ridge beneath North America. They may be related by being part of a magmatic arc , they may be two isolated volcanic centers, or they may have been created at a single center and displaced along a fault (see Puget Sound faults).
See also
References
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{{citation|publisher=Associated Press|via=The Oregonian|title=Tamanowas Rock site on Olympic Peninsula purchased by Jamestown S'Kallam tribe|date=January 6, 2013 |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/01/tamanowas_rock_site_on_olympic.html}}
{{cite thesis |degree=Master of Environmental Studies |last=Blumhagen |first=Stephanie |date=2013 |title=Collaboration for Protection of a Sacred Site: A Case Study on Tamanowas Rock |publisher=The Evergreen State College|url=http://archives.evergreen.edu/masterstheses/Accession86-10MES/Blumhagen_SMESthesis2013.pdf}}
;2014 desecration
{{citation|title=Lover's Graffiti Scrawled Across Sacred Rock: A vandal daubed the huge letters on a spiritual rock that has been used for millennia by Salish Native Americans|publisher=Sky News|date=5 August 2014|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1313024/lovers-graffiti-scrawled-across-sacred-rock}}
{{citation|title=Ancient Native American site desecrated|via=CBS News|publisher=Associated Press|date=August 4, 2014|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-native-american-site-desecrated-with-i-hearts-miranda/}}
{{citation|title=Graffiti mars sacred Indian site in US|date=4 August 2014|publisher=Press Trust of India|via=Zee News|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/graffiti-mars-sacred-indian-site-in-us_952249.html}}
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External links
- {{YouTube|8cC4p2pwmBQ|Tamanowas Rock, Chimacum Valley, WA}}
- [https://jamestowntribe.org/history-and-culture/tamanowas-rock/ Tamanowas Rock] (Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)
- {{YouTube|S9ONIEbaH_k|Tamanowas Rock, Geology visit}}
Category:Landforms of Jefferson County, Washington
Category:Archaeological sites in Washington (state)
Category:Coast Salish art and artifacts
Category:Protected areas of Jefferson County, Washington
Category:Religious places of the Indigenous peoples of North America
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Washington