First U.S. Citizen Born In Vancouver - Vancouver, Washington
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BruceS
N 45° 37.693 W 122° 39.663
10T E 526420 N 5052797
Marker noting the birth of the first U.S. citizen in Vancouver, Washington.
Waymark Code: WMJ73F
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2013
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Text of marker:
First U.S. Citizen Born In Vancouver
Near here, on December 20, 1853 in one of the original log cabins of the fort, was born Vancouver's first child of U.S. parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eddings, the postmaster. That cabin was torn down in 1885. The officers at the fort hand keenly followed all the events of Napoleon's career and voted to name the baby Josephine after the French General's wife.
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Evergreen Meorial Gardens