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Port Chicago Naval Magazine National MemorialVisitors arriving at Memorial for the 59th anniversary event in 2003
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Captain James Cook, portrait by John Webber, Australian National Portrait Gallery  

Did You Know?
Many noteworthy explorers visited Pu'ukohola Heiau, including Captain Vancouver (Great Britain), Captain Kotzebue (Russia), and Captain Freycinet (France), all of whom wrote about their meetings with John Young. However, when Captain Cook visited the Island, Pu'ukohola Heiau had yet to be built.
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Last Updated: February 05, 2009 at 13:20 EST