Fort Vancouver (Wash.)
Biographical notes:
Located at the border of Washington and Oregon, it was a Hudson Bay Company trading post from 1829-1846. Established by the U.S. Army as Columbia Barracks in 1849, it was renamed Fort Vancouver in 1853, and officially designated Vancouver Barracks in 1879. In the 1860's, it served as headquarters for the District of Oregon, re-designated the Department of the Columbia in 1865.
From the description of Records, 1854-1866. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29547128
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Subjects:
- Fortification
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Frontier and pioneer life
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Places:
- Fort Yamhill (Or.) (as recorded)
- Washington (State) (as recorded)
- Siletz Indian Reservation (Or.) (as recorded)
- Oregon (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
