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Maritime Museum Accepts Drake Proclamation
A 1579 PNW Survey and Anchorage Site Accepted by Oregon and California 
 
Astoria, Oregon – February 18, 2018. Bruce Jones, Deputy Director of the Columbia River Maritime Museum (right) and Jeff Smith, Curator (left) accept a Proclamation by the City of Wheeler from Garry D. Gitzen, President of the Sir Francis Drake Association of Oregon and California in recognition of the earliest Maritime Land Survey on the Pacific Coast. The proclamation identifies the 16th century plane chart survey performed on Neahkahnie Mountain, Oregon by Captain Francis Drake between June 27 and August 2, 1579 (Georgian Calendar).   Gitzen stated the proclamation could not have been possible without access to the M. Wayne Jensen library, bequeathed to him shortly before Jensen’s passing in early 2005. Mr. Jensen, an anthropologist and former Director of Tillamook Pioneer Museum, made a study and collection of English and Spanish Exploration for more than 45 years. It was Jensen and Donald Viles, a commercial fisherman, who first theorized in 1971 that Captain Francis Drake had made a 1579 survey on Neahkahnie Mountain.  Smith, seen holding the 1985 Phil Costaggini Oregon State University Civil Engineering Master’s Thesis, said; “In accepting this proclamation we support the historical study and recognize that there is sufficient evidence to support the idea of Drake’s anchorage in Oregon.”
Gitzen credits the new discovery through his access of the collection’s materials, a 16th century navigation manual, a recently uncovered 16th century world chart and previously unavailable online resources. He said; “When examined collectively along with the 1985 master’s thesis of verifiable evidence, they formed the final pieces of my [Gitzen's] 16-year comparison of theories and analysis confirming the long sought-after 5-week anchorage site; located in Nehalem Bay, Oregon, and not in California as popularly theorized for many years.”

http://www.sirfrancisdrakeassociation.org/press-release.html

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Did Francis Drake land in California or Oregon in 1579
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Garry D. Gitzen




•Author  of:
•Francis Drake in Nehalem Bay 1579, Setting the Historical Record Straight (2008)  (2012)
•Oregon’s Stolen History (2012) MS
•The Treasure Rocks of Neahkahnie Mountain (2013)
• Articles:
Drake Never Set Foot in California, •Plate of Brass Hoax White Paper, •Clampers  & Plate of Brass
•Editor -Notes of Charles L`ecluse a native of Gaul Upon history of spices by Garcia de Orta’s Aromatum et Simplicium Historia 1582
                             

                              



 Additonal  News

Drake Never Set Foot in California

                      Plate of Brass Hoax White Paper

Upcoming Events

 
Field Tours  ...................................... Nehalem Bay   The bay walk is only for those who can handle the terrain along the bay’s edge, which is somewhat muddy, uneven ground with washed in limbs and logs. Hiking boots or old shoes are recommended. High water is not a factor in summer although there are some low spots. Fee to Register - Call 503 368-7959 or email info@FortNehalem.net

Guided Driving Tours - Groups or individual - call or email.


Previous speaking Engagements 


October 22, 2016 ....California Map Society Meeting
                                  California State University at Fullerton

March 17, 2013 .......Linn County Historical  Society                                             
  
August 2, 2012  ......Nehalem Bay State Park Amphitheater 

August 13, 2011 ......Garibaldi Maritime Museum
                                                     
August 2, 2011........ Nehalem Bay State Park, Nehalem, Oregon
                                                             
May 17, 2011 …… Documentary: Francis Drake in Nehalem Bay                                
                                 Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Zed Merrill
                                 Location:   Oregon Historical Society

                                                               Scheduled to be filmed: 
                                                               Thomas Vaughan, Oregon Historian Laureate, 
                                                               Herb Beals, Oregon Historical Society Historian and Author
                                                               Harvey Steele, past Oregon Archaeological Society President
                                                               John Terry, history columnist for the Oregonian.


June 26, 2011……………………………  Francis Drake Arrives Nehalem Bay on this day 1579
                                                                     Presented by Garry Gitzen

                                                                      Nehalem Bay State Park, Nehalem, Oregon



July 10 – 11, 2011………………………  Documentary: Francis Drake in Nehalem Bay

                                                                   Nehalem Bay area of Nehalem, Manzanita and Wheeler

                                                              Scheduled to be filmed: 
                                                              Garry Gitzen, historian and author,
                                                              Phil Costaggini, Civil Engineer and Oregon Certified Surveyor; 
                                                              Melissa Darby, Archaeologist;
                                                              John Dubé, practicing archaeologist
May 17, 2011 ………………………………. Documentary: Francis Drake in Nehalem Bay

                                                                 Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Zed Merrill

                                                                 Oregon Historical Society
                                               
                   1200 SW Park Ave., Portland

                                                               Scheduled to be filmed: 
                                                               Thomas Vaughan, Oregon Historian Laureate, 
                                                               Herb Beals, Oregon Historical Society Historian and Author
                                                               Harvey Steele, past Oregon Archaeological Society President
                                                               John Terry, history columnist for the Oregonian.


June 26, 2011……………………………  Francis Drake Arrives Nehalem Bay on this day 1579
                                                                     Presented by Garry Gitzen

                                                                     Nehalem Bay State Park, Nehalem, Oregon


July 10 – 11, 2011………………………  Documentary: Francis Drake in Nehalem Bay

                                                                    Nehalem Bay area of Nehalem, Manzanita and Wheeler

                                                              Scheduled to be filmed: 
                                                              Garry Gitzen, historian and author,
                                                              Phil Costaggini, Civil Engineer and Oregon Certified Surveyor; 
                                                              Melissa Darby, Archaeologist;
                                                              John Dubé, practicing archaeologist



January 11, 2011 ................................................Francis Drake in Nehalem Bay 1579
                                                                             Garry Gitzen

                                                                             Columbia River Maritime Museum
                                                                            
Astoria, Oregon
                                                                             85 Attendees
                                                                             DVD available to schools

July 31, 2010 .................................................... Francis Drake in Nehalem Bay 1579
                                                                            Garry Gitzen

                                                                            Nehalem Bay State Park
                                                                           
Nehalem, Oregon
                                                                 
                                                                          
  July 12, 2010 ................................................... Francis Drake in Nehalem Bay 1579
                                                                             Garry Gitzen

                                                                             Tillamook County Library
                                                                              1716 3rd St.
                                                                              Tillamook, OR 97141
                                                                               503 842-4792
                                                                               

 May 4, 2010, 7:00 PM  PAST...............................  Neahkahnie Mt. 16th Century Land Survey
                                                                                                
                                                                       

                                                                                Garry Gitzen & Phil Costaggini, M.S., Land Surveyor

                                                                               
 Oregon Archeological Society
                                                                                Oregon Museum Science & Industry
                                                                                1945 SE Water Ave.
                                                                                Portland, OR 97214-3354
                                                                                175 attendees
                                                                                 DVD available to schools
 

 May 8, 2010 10:A.M  PAST..................................Oregon Archaeological Society Field Trip to Nehalem Bay

                                                                      21 attendees         See OAS Field Trip Review 

Garry Gitzen, author of "Francis Drake in Nehalem Bay ; Setting the Record Straight," is offering a field trip on Saturday, May 8, to the Nehalem Bay area of significant Drake sites to support his claims of Drake in Nehalem Bay The group will meet at 10 a.m. at the Wheeler train station on Saturday.  Then we’ll drive and talk at various spots along the tour. After lunch there will be a lecture at the base Neahkahnie Mountain where the meaning if  incised rocks and cairns were placed on the mountains line of sight survey. 

 Wheeler is three miles south of Nehalem and can be an easy day trip if you wish. If you wish to stay over, the Old Wheeler Hotel or Wheeler On The Bay Lodge are recommended places to stay in the area.  




March 10, 2010, 12:00 PM .PAST...........................Francis Drake in Nehalem Bay 1579
                                                                                 Speaker Garry Gitzen

                                                                                 Manzanita Rotary
                                                                                 Lighthouse Restaurant
                                                                                 Nehalem Blvd., Manzanita, Oregon
                                                                                 

 March 10, 2010, 7:30 PM .PAST.............................Neahkahnie Mt. 16th Century Land Survey 
                                                                                   
Nehalem Bay and Francis Drake 1579
                                                                                   
Garry Gitzen & Phil Costaggini, M.S., Land Surveyor

                                                                                  
Cannon Beach History Center
                                                                                 125 1st St
                                                                                  Cannon Beach, OR 97145
                                                                                  

 January 20, 2010, 2:00 PM  PAST........................... Nehalem Bay Today and Francis Drake 1579

                                                                                  Wheeler Town Meeting 
                                                                                  Masonic Lodge
                                                                                  10 Nehalem Blvd., Hwy 101
                                                                                   Wheeler, OR 97147
                                                                                   

                                                                                

 June 12, 2008, PAST    ........................................... Nehalem Bay and Francis Drake 1579
                                                                                  Speaker Garry Gitzen

                                                                                   Nehalem Valley Historical Society
                                                                                  227 Laneda Ave.
                                                                                  Manzanita, OR 97130
                                                                                 

 September 26, 2008, PAST     ................................Oregon ’s Neahkahnie Mt. 16th Century Land Survey 
                                                                                  Phil Costaggini, M.S.,   See Survey Land Claim Articles
                                                                                  Registered Land Surveyor State of Oregon 

                                                                                  Pine Grove Community Center
                                                                                  225 Laneda Ave.
                                                                                  Manzanita, OR 97130
                                                                                  74 people attended



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