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Curry Costal Pilot - Nov. 28th 2009
The Chetco Historical Indian Memorial is one step closer to reality after the Brookings Harbor Port Commission voted to dedicate a piece of land where a Chetco Indian village once stood to the memorial in perpetuity.
The memorial, planned by descendants of Lucy Dick, the last full-blooded Chetco Indian to live in the Brookings area, includes a bronze statue of Dick, a salmon pond and waterfall, native plants with a guide to their uses, and an interpretive trail.
"It's going to be a beautiful project," Chetco Indian descendent and project organizer Lynda Timeus said.
The memorial property sits atop the remains of a Chetco village, which contained about 40 houses near the mouth of the Chetco River.
The location of the memorial directly on top of the south bank village site was serendipitous, memorial designer Patrick Chew said.