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Vancouver (/ v æ n ˈ k uː v ər / ⓘ van-KOO-vər) is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County.Founded in 1825 and incorporated in 1857, Vancouver had a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, [3] making it the fourth-most populous city in Washington state.
The National Historic Site consists of two units, one located on the site of Fort Vancouver in modern-day Vancouver, Washington; the other being the former residence of John McLoughlin in Oregon City, Oregon. The two sites were separately given national historic designation in the 1940s. [4] The Fort Vancouver unit was designated a National ...
clark .wa .gov. Clark County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 503,311, [1] making it Washington's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Vancouver. [2] It was the first county in Washington, first named Vancouver County in 1845 before being renamed for ...
Esther Short Park is a public park and town square located in downtown Vancouver, Washington. Established in 1853, it is the oldest public park in the state of Washington. [1] and one of the oldest public parks in the West. [2] [3] It is located in the city's downtown between West Columbia and 8th Street. It was bequeathed to the city in 1862 ...
The Clark County Historical Museum has been located in the 1909 Carnegie library of Vancouver, WA since May 24, 1964. The Clark County Historical Museum, Vancouver, Washington, is located in a 1909 Carnegie library and is operated by the Clark County Historical Society, established in 1917. It opened at the old Carnegie Library building on May ...
U.S. Route 12 ( US 12) is a major east–west U.S. Highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan. It spans 430.5 miles (692.8 km) across the state of Washington, making it the second longest highway in the state. It is also the only numbered highway to span the entire state from west to east, starting near the Pacific Ocean ...
The north end of Main Street is located just west of the historic site of Hastings Mill, the nucleus around which the settlement of Granville, later Vancouver, grew.In its earliest days, the intersection of Main Street and Hastings Street was the centre of downtown Vancouver, boasting the city's central public library (now the Carnegie Centre) and — a few blocks away — the old City Hall.
History of Washington (state) Washington's state flag since 1967. The history of Washington includes thousands of years of Native American history before Europeans arrived and began to establish territorial claims. The region was part of Oregon Territory from 1848 to 1853, after which it was separated from Oregon and established as Washington ...