This historical site contains several buildings with period furnishings and has been reconstructed to honor the 19th century trading post called Fort Vancouver, which served as a major center of the commerce during the settlement of the Pacific Northwest. This place features guided tours of the main house, kitchen and bakery. There are also blacksmith demonstrations.
This site served as the main supply depot for the Hudson Bay Company fur trading business in the 19th century. This 366 acre reserve features many important historical sites including the Vancouver Barracks, Officer Row and Pearson Field. The Grant House provides lunch for visitors. There is also Beaches restaurant and McMenamins brew pub located on the site.
Ulysess S. Grant lived on this property in this stately house on Officer's Row while serving at the Vancouver Garrison. Today, visitors are welcome inside to take a guided tour of the historic home. It features preserved and restored furnishings and relics from when Grant lived there. The Grant House also provides a restaurant and bar.
The Academy was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River when it was built in 1871 by Mother Joseph of the Sisters of Providence. Dedicated as the House of Providence in 1873, it opened as a girls boarding school in 1874. The school closed down in 1969, but has since been added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1978. Today it hosts weddings in its chapel and the other buildings serve as offices and restaurants.
A memorial to the World War II era shipyard, complete with a viewing tower where Kaiser Shipyard once envigorated the local economy. The memorial is to Henry Kaiser who built the shipyard. This site is located on the Columbia River where the ships once stood. The cargo ships that were built here were constructed in 45 days and were called Liberty Ships.
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