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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…
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…