Cook Landing Site (Waimea)
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cook-landing-site-waimea-181-2602560
title:
Cook Landing Site (Waimea)
text:
The Cook Landing Site in Waimea on Kauaʻi island in Hawaii, is where Captain James Cook landed at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778. Cook was the first European reported to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands, and the January 20 landfall on southwestern Kauaʻi was his first arrival upon Hawaiian soil. Cook Landing Site was registered as a National Historic Landmark on December 29, 1962. The landing is principally commemorated at Hofgaard Park, a small county park located near the s
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Historic site on Kauai, Hawaii
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Landing_Site_(Waimea)
date created:
2008-04-05T05:25:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:17:21Z
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