Columbia Park (Kennewick, Washington)
Coordinates: 46°13′13.25″N 119°8′40.03″W / 46.2203472°N 119.1444528°W / 46.2203472; -119.1444528
The Columbia Park is a 400-acre (160 ha) recreational area with 4.5 miles (7.2 km) of shoreline of the Columbia River located in the city of Kennewick in the U.S. state Washington. The Columbia Park was the site of the discovery, in July 1996, of the Kennewick Man, remains of a human male that have been determined to be about 9,400 years old.
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