Ulysses S. Grant House - Vancouver, Washington
Posted by: BruceS
N 45° 37.683 W 122° 39.618
10T E 526479 N 5052778
Marker giving brief history of house and of Ulysses S. Grants time at Vancouver Barracks.
Waymark Code: WMJ7B1
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2013
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Text of marker:
Ulysses S. Grant House
1850
During Lt. Grant's stay at Vancouver, Col. Benjamin Louis Eulalic de Bonneville was in command. Bonneville was a famous explorer, immortalized in Washington Irving's tales. Grant served as Quartermaster and did not live in this house. In 1879 Grant returned as the victorious general of the Civil War and retired President of the United States. It was during this visit that appreciative citizens named the house, then an officers club, for him.
Donated by
Northwest Natural Gas Company