The route of the Manila Galleon.

Map created by Jesse Nett

Nehalem Bay, Oregon.

Courtesy Oregon Hist. Soc. Research Lib., ba013262

Neahkahnie Mountain, Oswald State Park, Oregon.

Courtesy Oregon Hist. Soc. Research Lib., Org. ba013289

Aerial of Nehalem Bay.

Courtesy Scott Williams

Archaeological investigation of Nehalem Spit..

Distinct sediment layers of sand and cobbles on the Nehalem Spit are evidence of a tsunami hitting the Oregon coast in 1700. Courtesy Scott Williams

Beeswax block, with a still-visible shipper's mark, found at Nehalem Bay..

Courtesy Oregon Hist. Soc. Research Lib., photo file 97

Beeswax and other artifacts found on Nehalem beach, 1922.

Courtesy Oregon Hist. Soc. Research Lib., 00575

Beeswax blocks, one with a shipper's mark, found near Nehalem Bay..

Courtesy Oregon Hist. Soc. Research Lib., orhi87551

The "BKS rock," a marked stone found in the Neahkahnie area..

Courtesy Oregon Hist. Soc. Research Lib., bb017020

"Source of Nehalem Beeswax Still Mystery," Portland Oregonian, April 25, 1915.

Courtesy Oregon Hist. Soc. Research Lib., Oregonian, bb017045

"Facsimiles of the Characters Observed Upon Pieces of Nehalem Wax," published in the Oregonian, April 25, 1915.

Courtesy Portland Oregonian