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11 sty 2023 · Stop at the visitor center for orientation and exhibits, and then walk or drive to reconstructed Fort Vancouver to explore the grounds and several buildings. The historic site offers interpretive programs, special events, and historic weapons demonstrations.
- U.S. National Park Service
From a frontier fur trading post, to a powerful military...
- U.S. National Park Service
Many left from St. Louis, Missouri, and followed a fairly straight, but difficult, route called the Oregon Trail. For many settlers the fort became the last stop on the Oregon Trail where they could get supplies before starting their homestead. During the Great Migration of 1843 an estimated 700 to 1,000 American settlers arrived via the Oregon ...
7 paź 2024 · From a frontier fur trading post, to a powerful military legacy, the magic of flight, and the origin of the American Pacific Northwest, history is shared at four unique sites. Discover stories of transition, settlement, conflict, and community.
The National Historic Site consists of two units, one located on the site of Fort Vancouver in modern-day Vancouver, Washington; the other being the former residence of John McLoughlin in Oregon City, Oregon.
The Oregon Trail was a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) [1] east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory. The eastern part of the Oregon Trail crossed what is now the states of Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming.
Szlak oregoński (ang. Oregon Trail) – jeden z najważniejszych kierunków migracji osadników na zachód Stanów Zjednoczonych. Pionierzy „Dzikiego Zachodu” podróżowali tym szlakiem krytymi wozami w XIX wieku rozpoczynając liczącą około 3000 km wędrówkę z St. Louis. W latach 1841–1869 droga osadników wiodła przez tereny ...
3 paź 2023 · Fort Vancouver and Oregon City. Source: Wikimedia Commons. For most Oregon Trail travelers, Fort Vancouver was the end of the line. Perched on the north bank of the Columbia River, Fort Vancouver was a large British outpost as well as the headquarters of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
