Editing Lincoln National Park (section)

==Prior use of the land==
===Indigenous use===
The [[Australian Aborigines|Aboriginal]] tribes of [[Barngarla]] and [[Nauo people|Nauo]] were the first people to have lived in the region. Archaeological digs have found sites of stone working, including fish traps, and [[middens]] throughout the national park.<ref name="DEH-2004"/>{{rp|22–25}}

===European discovery===
The coastline of Jussieu Peninsula and the adjoining islands was first visited by European explorers in 1802 when the British navigator, [[Matthew Flinders]] visited in 1802 followed by the [[Baudin expedition to Australia]] later in that year. A stone obelisk monument known as the [[Flinders Monument, Stamford Hill|Flinders Monument]] was dedicated at Stamford Hill in 1844 by [[John Franklin|Sir John Franklin]] in tribute to Flinders' achievements and is listed as a state heritage place on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Stone Obelisk commemorates explorer Matthew Flinders|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/51068-matthew-flinders|publisher=Monument Australia|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16600 | title=Flinders Monument, Stamford Hill, Lincoln National Park | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=12 February 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Early European settlement===
Subsequent to the survey by Flinders, the land was settled by a small number of Europeans, mainly along Cape Donington (named after the birthplace of Flinders), where the first grain crop was sown in 1875. Other industries that occurred in the early parts of European settlement were woodcutting, grazing and [[guano]] mining. Donington cottage, which still stands and is accessible to the public, is a relic of that era. The [[Cape Donington Lighthouse]] was built in 1905. A hexagonal concrete tower, it stands 32&nbsp;m high and is still in operation. On 5 April 1907 the [[ketch]] ''Mary Ellis'', on its way from [[Port Adelaide]] to [[Venus Bay, South Australia|Venus Bay]], got caught in a gale and was wrecked on a beach along [[Sleaford Bay]], now named Mary Ellis Wreck Beach. Despite total destruction of the ship, no casualties were recorded.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mary Ellis Report - team 2|url=http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/archaeology/fumasd/Document/2006%20Mount%20Dutton%20Bay/TEAM%202%20-%20John%20Ricci,%20Bill%20Welsh,%20Linda%20Honey,%20Emily%20Jateff/Reports/Mary%20Ellis%20site%20Report.pdf|publisher=Flinders University, Department of Archaeology|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref>