Fort Vancouver Talk

I watch Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and reveal much about this national park located in Washington and Oregon!

[Pearson Air Museum @PearsonAirMus]

Can we get a bluer sky? I dunno. This photo was taken earlier this week! Sunny days are here again in the #PNW! Come learn the nationally significant @USArmy history here at #FortVancouver! #Sun #aviation #VancouverBarracks #planes @VancouverUS

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

Working together! We recently partnered with the City of Vancouver Fire Department. We always support their practicing here! #working #together #FortVancouver #SafetyFirst #preservation

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

Hey, the #sun suddenly broke out while the City of Vancouver Fire Department worked here at the national park performing important training exercises! What a beautiful day! #FortVancouver @VancouverUS #safety #partnership

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

Memorial Day is coming. Flowers are already being placed at the Clark County #Veterans Memorial to pay #tribute to the #brave #soldiers who died in service to our #nation. It is located in the Vancouver Barracks which is part of #FortVancouver. #MemorialDay #Remember #history

[Fort Vancouver Talk @fortvantalk]

@FtVancouverNPS The Memorial Day Ceremony, which takes place every year on the national park parade ground, is a very somber, moving experience. It is a proper place to show respect.

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

There’s #beauty everywhere. These tiny ground cover daisies are clustered throughout the #nationalpark. Come take a walk! You’ll be glad you did. #FortVancouver #nature #exercise

[Fort Vancouver Talk @fortvantalk]

@FtVancouverNPS So delicate, fragile and beautiful!

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

The glow of the fire in the #kitchen was much more than just a place of warmth. It served the Chief Factor and his family as well as other high level Hudson!s Bay Company officers and visitors. The multi course meals spoke to the wealth and power of this fur trade post!

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

This #young #oak was planted near an old oak, which graced the parade ground, but succumbed to a severe winter over 10 years ago. The grand #old oak stood witness to the #history of this #special place for more than 200 years as this young oak will do for the next 200 years.

[Fort Vancouver Talk @fortvantalk]

@FtVancouverNPS The oaks at the national park are majestic!

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

Fish has always been a major staple in the #PacificNorthwest. The #fish artfully arranged on a platter in the #kitchen of the fur trade post, known as #FortVancouver, were prepared following a recipe used in the 19th century.

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

Today, we all rely on #electricity and #candles are used predominately just for the atmosphere. In the 19th century, however, people relied on candles to light their homes. It was part of life, requiring careful monitoring to prevent fires.

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

On April 18 at 10 am, the annual Redheart Memorial takes place at #FortVancouver. For 25 years, this ceremony has been made possible by the Nez Perce Tribe, City of Vancouver, and the National Park Service. The purple blooming plant, which is native, is called camas.

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

The heart of every #historic US Army post was the parade ground and situated as a centerpiece of the entire post was the flagstaff. The Stars and Stripes flutters on the gentle, pleasant breeze of this #sunny day at #FortVancouver #NationalPark #USArmy

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

Today, many find a candle lit room alluring and find it enjoyable experiencing that special glow in a room. However, in the 19th century at #FortVancouver, candle light was a necessity not only at night but also on dark winter mornings and days.

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

The park’s Visitor Center was built in the mid 1960s when the park’s visitation was 10,000 visitors a year. The Visitor Center, which was updated in 2016, now serves over one million #visitors annually. #FortVancouver #nationalpark #free

[Fort Vancouver Talk @fortvantalk]

@FtVancouverNPS It’s a wonderful center—inside and out. I love visiting it!

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

The Bark Ranger Program is very popular here. Dog owners can walk a trail which has been designed to share information about some of the #dogs connected to this place through #history. There are #volunteer led tours too. Learn more at the visitor center. #FortVancouver

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

#FortVancouver has wonderful #caring #volunteers, like Linda. She is very #friendly, #helpful and always ready with a #smile for visitors who are entering the Visitor Center throughout the day. #NationalPark #kindness

[Fort Vancouver @FtVancouverNPS]

As we move toward #spring, we can take delight in the coming of the #FortVancouver #garden which played an essential role in the 19th century fur trade post.