Places

Featuring a reconstructed British fur trading fort, a historic U.S. Army Post, one of the oldest continuously operating airfields, a historic house designated as one of the first national historic sites in the west, and the site of one of the largest multicultural villages in the Pacific Northwest, the concept of place is core to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Click on one of the links below to learn more about the places that make up our national historic site.

 
A historic lithograph by Gustav Sohon of Fort Vancouver

Fort Vancouver

Learn about the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Vancouver, which stood from 1824 to 1860.

A photo of a pink flower blossoming in the Fort Vancouver Garden.

The Garden

Learn about the Garden at Fort Vancouver.

Historic drawing of the Fort Vancouver Village

The Village

Discover the Fort Vancouver Village, where employees of the Hudson's Bay Company lived.

Historic photograph of soldiers standing in front of a building at Vancouver Barracks

Vancouver Barracks

Learn about the history of the US Army's Vancouver Barracks, founded in 1849.

Historic two-story frame home of Dr. McLoughlin
Historic Home

The McLoughlin House

Follow Fort Vancouver's Dr. John McLoughlin to his American home in Oregon City.

Historic photograph of ANT-25 aircraft landing at Pearson Field.

Pearson Field

Explore the history of aviation at Vancouver's Pearson Field.

Last updated: November 5, 2024

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Mailing Address:

800 Hatheway Road, Bldg 722
Vancouver, WA 98661

Phone:

360 816-6230

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