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Vancouver Barracks (Wash.)

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site view detail comment email this

Presents information about this early fort and fur trading post (in what is now Oregon and Washington state), which "represented British territorial interests, yet made American settlement in the Northwest possible." Features a virtual tour of reconstructed buildings such as the fur store, blacksmith, and Indian trade shops. Includes historical articles, visitor and volunteer information, and descriptions of programs and archaeology projects. From the National Park Service.
http://www.nps.gov/fova/index.htm
Topics: History, National Parks & Forests

Last updated Sep 14, 2009





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