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Postcard of the bastion at Fort Vancouver in Vancouver, Washington. | The original Bastion was built by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1845. It was armed with eight 3-pounder cannons. The cannons were used to salute English ships as they approached Fort Vancouver. The Bastion was also a deterrent to possible American attacks on the Fort. The Bastion was destroyed by fire in 1866 and reconstructed by the National Park Service in 1973 on its original location.
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Title:
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
Publisher:
Anderson's Scenic Postcards
Publisher Location:
Portland, OR
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1978
Approximated Date:
yes
Description:
Postcard of the bastion at Fort Vancouver in Vancouver, Washington. | The original Bastion was built by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1845. It was armed with eight 3-pounder cannons. The cannons were used to salute English ships as they approached Fort Vancouver. The Bastion was also a deterrent to possible American attacks on the Fort. The Bastion was destroyed by fire in 1866 and reconstructed by the National Park Service in 1973 on its original location.
Subjects:
forts buildings trees bastioned forts photographic postcards
Location:
Vancouver, Washington
Latitude:
45.623056
Longitude:
-122.66424
Source:
PG 9, Postcard Collection, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/
Source Identifier:
pg_9_84_01b
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng

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"Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.", Northwest Historical Postcards Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/postcards/items/nwpostcards1701.html
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