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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7XW_heart-of-a-trading-empire_Vancouver-WA.html
Look around you. The scenic spot where you now stand was once the heart of one of the busiest shipping ports west of the Rocky Mountains. From 1825 to 1846, Fort Vancouver's waterfront served as the western economic artery of the Hudson's Bay Comp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7XV_a-busy-place-is-this_Vancouver-WA.html
You are standing on the site of a once-bustling riverfront complex at Fort Vancouver. A boat building operation, blacksmith shop, and tannery filled the air with the sights, sounds, and smells of industry.
A busy place is this. The blacksmith i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7XS_united-states-army-arrives_Vancouver-WA.html
On May 13, 1849, the United States steamer Massachusetts arrived off the Hudson's Bay Company wharf and unloaded Batteries L and M of the First Regiment of United States Artillery. The first permanent official American presence in the Pacific Nort…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5OP_st-james-mission_Vancouver-WA.html
Many employees of Fort Vancouver were of French-Canadian descent, and had been raised as Roman Catholics. Separated by thousands of miles from their home parishe, these men pleaded with the Bishop of Quebec to send them priests.
The Reverend Fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5OO_the-sutlers-store_Vancouver-WA.html
Until the late 19th century, the U. S. Army awarded sales commissions to civilian traders, known as sutlers. Each post or regiment was authorized to appoint one. Described as "a combination of saloon keeper and general store operator," the sutlers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5ON_howard-c-french-alexander-pearson_Vancouver-WA.html
[Top marker]:In loving memory ofHoward C. FrenchMajor Air Corps Reserve1894 - 1938Dedicated by his comrades of the 321st Observation SquadronUnited States Army Air Corps Reserve[Bottom marker]:In loving memory ofAlexander Pearson.Lieutenant Air Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5OJ_the-marshall-house_Vancouver-WA.html
As part of a natural reorganization, the U.S. Army returned the headquarters of the Department of the Columbia from Portland, Oregon to Fort Vancouver in 1878. As a result, the Army funded construction of several new buildings on Officers Row, inc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5IV_the-red-cross-convalescent-house_Vancouver-WA.html
Following the nation's entry into World War I, the American Red Cross was authorized to construct convalescent houses adjacent to military hospitals. These facilities provided recreation away from a hospital atmosphere, and helped boost the morale…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5IU_the-artillery-barracks_Vancouver-WA.html
At the beginning of the 20th century, Vancouver was the headquarters for the Department of the Columbia, a vast administrative unit in the Northwest. The population of the post almost tripled in response to increased military activity both at home…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5IT_the-infantry-barracks_Vancouver-WA.html
The Infantry Barracks is the oldest surviving structure in Vancouver Barracks proper. It was constructed in 1887, one of three identical buildings built to house individual companies of the 14th Infantry. Though it was built prior to the standardi…