Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

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historic district national historic site protected area

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century fur trading post and military fort along the Columbia River that interprets the region’s Hudson’s Bay Company and U.S. Army history.

Aliases (3)

Fort Vancouver ×3
Fort Vancouver National Historic Reserve ×1
Hudson's Bay Company trading post ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district → national historic site → protected area →
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	October 15, 1966 →
area	approximately 207 acres →
associatedWith	British Empire in North America → Columbia River → Oregon Country history → U.S. Army Department of the Columbia →
category	Fur trade in the United States → Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington → National Historic Sites in Washington →
country	United States →
established	June 19, 1948 →
governingBody	National Park Service →
hasPart	McLoughlin House Unit → Pearson Air Museum → U.S. Army Vancouver Barracks → reconstructed Hudson’s Bay Company fort →
hasReconstructedFeature	bastions → blacksmith shop → chief factor’s house → fur store → palisade walls →
interpretsHistoryOf	19th-century frontier life → Hudson’s Bay Company → Pacific Northwest fur trade → U.S. Army →
locatedIn	Clark County, Washington → United States → Vancouver, Washington → Washington State →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
locatedOn	north bank of the Columbia River →
managedBy	National Park Service →
namedAfter	Fort Vancouver →
nearestCity	Vancouver, Washington →
offers	guided tours → living history demonstrations → museum exhibits →
openToPublic	yes →
operator	U.S. National Park Service →
originalFunction	fur trading post → military fort →
partOf	National Park System →
periodOfSignificance	19th century →
state	Washington →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Vancouver, Washington → Vancouver, Washington ("Fort Vancouver") →	hasHistoricSite
Edmonton ("Hudson's Bay Company trading post") →	foundedAs
Vancouver, Washington ("Fort Vancouver National Historic Reserve") →	hasHistoricDistrict
Clark County, Washington →	hasLandmark
Oregon Country ("Fort Vancouver") →	mainSettlement
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site ("Fort Vancouver") →	namedAfter