FIRST: Military Post in Oregon Territory - Vancouver, Washington
Posted by: 
BruceS
N 45° 37.747 W 122° 39.885
10T E 526132 N 5052895
Marker giving history of the first arrival of the U.S. military in the Vancouver area.
Waymark Code: WMJ6NV
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2013
Views: 6
Text of marker:
The Arrival of the U.S. Military
American soldiers of the U.S. First Field Artillery, Brevet Maj. John S. Hathaway commanding, camped on this hillside overlooking the British Hudson's Bay Company's fort. Stripping a fir tree of its branches the troops raised the U.S flag over the territory, designating Camp Vancouver, the first military post in the Oregon Territory, May 15, 1849
Donated by
Clark County Chiropractic Association
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