National Historic Landmark · Oregon

Sunken Village Archeological Site (35Mu4)

Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.

The record

Property typeSite
AddressOR
CountyMultnomah County
ListedDec 20, 1989
Listed forIndustry, Prehistoric archaeology, Native American heritage, Art
Level of significanceNational
Also known asDrowned Village; Bridge Camp; Indian Crossing
Reference number89002455
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

Visiting

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.
Limited data for this unit

The National Park Service withholds the location of this landmark to protect it, so this page shows no address, map or nearby places.

Explore

Local history books for Multnomah County

We earn a small commission if you buy through these links. It does not change what we list.

  • Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon
    Teresa Bergen and Heide Davis, 2021
    Find at Bookshop.org
  • Haunted Portland, Oregon
    Jeff Dwyer, 2021
    Find at Bookshop.org
  • Lost Portland, Oregon
    Val C. Ballestrem, 2018
    Find at Bookshop.org
  • Railway Palaces of Portland, Oregon
    Alexander Benjamin Craghead, 2016
    Find at Bookshop.org
  • Murder & Scandal in Prohibition Portland
    JD Chandler and Theresa Griffin Kennedy, 2016
    Find at Bookshop.org

Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Oregon

Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Sunken Village Archeological Site (35Mu4) listed on the National Register?

Dec 20, 1989. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Sunken Village Archeological Site (35Mu4)?

Multnomah County, Oregon.

Source: National Park Service

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The spreadsheet marks its address as restricted, so no coordinates are shown from any source. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89002455. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.