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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5D9_cannon-replica-project_Vancouver-WA.html
These Napoleon 12-Poind Light Field Cannons are replicas created by Mountain View High School students during the 1990 to 1992 school years in Vancouver, Washington. They are the property of the City of Vancouver, which supplied materials. This co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5D7_covington-house_Vancouver-WA.html
Erected 1848 by Richard and Anne Charlotte Covington on Fourth Plain. Boarding school was conducted herein in 1850. This building housed first piano in the Oregon Country and was center of social activity in entire region.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5D6_captain-george-vancouver-monument_Vancouver-WA.html
[Panel 1]:Captain George Vancouver MonumentOctober 31, 1792Lt. William BroughtonNamed This AreaFor His Captain DedicatedOctober 31, 1992[Panel 2]:Boat of Discovery"?The real story of George Vancouver and other explorers of the Pacific Northwest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5D5_captain-george-vancouver-monument-plaza_Vancouver-WA.html
[Panel 1]:Capt. George Vancouver, from King's Lynn, England, at age 35 and with orders from the British Admiralty to explore and chart the West Coast of America, charted hundreds of miles of coast line from California to Alaska. His maps were so a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5D3_harley-h-hall_Vancouver-WA.html
Navy CaptainHarley H. HallF-4 Phantom Listed P.O.W. 1-27-73 The last pilot shot down in Vietnam just 10 hours before final cease fire was signed. Native ofVancouver, Washington
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5CO_the-grant-house_Vancouver-WA.html
When the U.S. Army arrived at Fort Vancouver in May of 1849, they quickly built nine log cabins for shelter against the upcoming winter. Shown here is the 1850 plan of the two-story post commander's quarters. It is the only remaining structure bui…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5CL_vancouver-barracks-parade-ground_Vancouver-WA.html
On May 13, 1849, from the deck of the USS Massachusetts, the first U.S. Army troops in the Pacific Northwest spotted the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Vancouver. "Mr. Douglas, the resident Governor received us very politely and Major Hatheway [U.S. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5AW_carlton-foster-bond_Vancouver-WA.html
CO Pearson Field1929 - 1933 & 1938 - 1940 Honoring Aviation Pioneers
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5AV_early-aviation-history-in-vancouver_Vancouver-WA.html
Even before the advent of a U.S. Army Air Service field at Vancouver Barracks in 1921 and the eventual dedication of "Pearson Field" in 1925, aviation had early hallmarks at Vancouver Barracks. As part of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5AU_u-s-grant-memorial_Vancouver-WA.html
General U.S. Grantwhen a young officer was stationed at Columbia Barracks, Vancouver, Washington. One mile east from here he planted potatoes to reduce the expense of his officer's mess.
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