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Syuxtun Village
34.4106° N, -119.6917° E
About
Syuxtun (also known as Syujtun) is a former Chumash village in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Recognized as Burton Mound, a California Historical Landmark, the site is administered by the city as Ambassador Park. The Native American village was encountered in 1542 by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. The village was also visited and documented by Juan Crespí and Gaspar de Portolà. The California Department of Parks and Recreation has acknowledged that Burton Mound has "yielded some of the most important archeological evidence found in California".
Historical Timeline
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California Historical Landmark designation
July 12, 1939
First European contact
1542
Portolà party visit
August 1769
Large village recorded
1782
Population estimate around 1800
1800
Property sold to Joseph Chapman
1833
Property purchased by Lewis T. Burton
1860
Integration into Potter Hotel
January 1903
Hotel destroyed by fire
April 1921
Smithsonian excavation
1923
Pathway donated to city
1924
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