Anacapa Island Archeological District

The Anacapa Island Archeological District, on Anacapa Island near Port Hueneme, California, is a 700-acre (280 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979. It included 26 separate contributing sites, where there was a village site, an animal facility, a manufacturing facility, or other evidence having potential to yield information in the future.[1]

Anacapa Island Archeological District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Nearest city	Port Hueneme, California
Area	700 acres (280 ha)
NRHP reference No.	79000257[1]
Added to NRHP	September 12, 1979

Anacapa Island has a history of human occupation by the Chumash people, who "camped on the islands thousands of years ago"; shell middens make up part of the evidence of them.[2]

See also

• Anacapa Island Light Station, also NRHP-listed
• Chumash people
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ventura County, California

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Anacapa Island National Park". National Park Service.