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This village site, which includes longhouse areas, ceremonial areas, places for fish and clam drying, was occupied by the
Klallam until the 1930s. During the early 20th century, businesses owned by European Americans built a number of lumber mills on top of the village site at the waterfront during
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championed the preservation of Tse-whit-zen. As a child, Smith had been warned by adults never to walk on or play on the site of Tse-whit-zen, as it was considered sacred by her people. She was also instrumental in gaining removal of the Elwha Dam and contributing to preservation of the
Klallam
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the expansion of the lumber industry. Because the ground was covered with 15 to 30 feet (4.6 to 9.1 m) of fill, the village and cemetery site was preserved through this period.
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Breaking Ground: The Lower Elwha
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149:Washington
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754:Wahkiakum
734:Snohomish
664:Jefferson
581:by county
198:, Italy.
153:Ediz Hook
128:č̕ixʷícən
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729:Skamania
719:San Juan
699:Okanogan
679:Kittitas
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619:Columbia
290:20706997
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530:, WSDOT
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182:History
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714:Pierce
674:Kitsap
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599:Benton
594:Asotin
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