Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
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Contact Information:
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
612 E. Reserve St.
Vancouver, WA 98661
800-832-3599
http://www.nps.gov/fova/
Size: 209 acres
Location: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is located in the city of Vancouver, Washington, just east of I-5 on East Evergreen Blvd.
Description: From 1825 to 1849, Fort Vancouver was the western headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trading operations. Under the leadership of John McLoughlin, the fort became the center of political, cultural, commercial, and manufacturing activities in the Pacific Northwest. When American pioneers arrived in the Oregon Country during the 1830s and 1840s, they came to Fort Vancouver for supplies to begin their farms.
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Operating
Hours: Summer hours, beginning in late May, are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Winter hours, beginning at the end of October, are from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
History:
Authorized as a national monument on June 19, 1948; changed to a national historic site on June 30, 1961.
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