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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5IQ_the-post-hospital_Vancouver-WA.html
In 1904, the U.S. Army built a new Post Hospital at Vancouver Barracks as a part of a nationwide effort to modernize its forces. Unlike the previous one, the hospital was constructed with brick to enhance sanitation and boasted a spacious floor pl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5HJ_whose-anchor_Vancouver-WA.html
This anchor was dredged from the Columbia River in 1960 near Fort Vancouver's wharf, one-quarter mile east of the Interstate 5 bridge. The anchor gives some answers about its history, but poses many more questions. It is a Rogers Paten Small-Pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5EO_the-o-o-howard-house_Vancouver-WA.html
This Italianate-Revival style home was built in 1878 for General Oliver Otis Howard, Commanding General of the Department of the Columbia from 1874 until 1880. This gracious home was considered "the finest dwelling house north of the Columbia.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5DQ_clark-county-veterans-memorial_Vancouver-WA.html
Dedicated in memory of those who died in the defense of our CountryLest We Forget
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5DJ_officers-row_Vancouver-WA.html
Officers Row, a procession of homes for officers and their families, began during the early frontier years when Vancouver Barracks was considered by many to be a remote and lonely assignment. The first officer's quarters on the Row wer log cabins …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5DH_officers-row_Vancouver-WA.html
When the U.S. Army arrived in 1849 to establish a new post on the western frontier, few of the officers could afford to bring their families out to such a remote and lonely command. A thriving community of soldiers, officers, wives, and children g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5DD_officers-row_Vancouver-WA.html
Registered National Historic PlaceWashington StateAdvisory Council on Historic PreservationUnder the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of October 16, 1966, this property possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrati…
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