Pittock Mansion
The Pittock Mansion is filled with period furnishings and artifacts related to Henry and Georgiana Pittock's influence on Portland, Oregon. The Pittock Mansion was home to Portland pioneers Henry and Georgiana Pittock ... heritagesites.com
Portland Youth Rock Orchestra
Comprised of our most advanced players, the Portland Youth Rock Orchestra, is the premier youth rock orchestra of its kind throughout the USA. Repertoire includes a variety of styles from Classical Cross Over and Classic ... livenation.com
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver was the administrative headquarters and main supply depot for the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trading operations in the immense Columbia Department. Under the leadership of John McLoughlin, the fort became t... museumland.net
East Portland
This historic part of Portland was formerly its own city. When East Portland, Albina (to the north) and Portland became one in 1891, they formed the third largest city in the West, behind only San Francisco and Denver.... mytravelguide.com
Covington House
Erected 1848 by Richard and Anne Charlotte Covington on Fourth Plain. Boarding school was conducted herein in 1850. This building housed first piano in the Oregon Country and was center of social activity in entire region. hmdb.org
Pioneer Courthouse Square
"Keep Portland Weird"; read bumper stickers around town. Spend any time in Pioneer Courthouse Square and you'll find that it's ground zero for the alternative lifestyle embraced by the city. The square, known as "Po... travelandleisure.com
"Fort Vancouver," Vancouver, Washington
The coordinates and address are for the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center/Gift Shop which is located north of the fort up the hill. Several short films are shown by request and there are fascinating exhibits in glass cases. T... waymarking.com
Pt 658
As the hostilities of WWII came to a close, this small, fast, heavily armed naval vessel was built and put in service. PT658 was built at the Higgins Industries Boatworks in New Orleans. The keel was laid down 2-24-45,... heritagesites.com
Cannon Replica Project
These Napoleon 12-Poind Light Field Cannons are replicas created by Mountain View High School students during the 1990 to 1992 school years in Vancouver, Washington. They are the property of the City of Vancouver, which supplie... hmdb.org
Captain George Vancouver Monument Plaza
[Panel 1]: Capt. George Vancouver, from King?s Lynn, England, at age 35 and with orders from the British Admiralty to explore and chart the West Coast of America, charted hundreds of miles of coast line from California to Alask... hmdb.org
The Soviet Transpolar Flight Of 1937
[Monument front]: Near this site at Pearson Airfield on June 20th, 1937, three Soviet aviators completed the first non-stop flight from the U.S.S.R. to the U.S.A. Command Pilot Valeri Chkalov, Co-Pilot Georgi Baidukov, and Navi... hmdb.org
High Cross For Portland, Oregon
The Oregon Irish Famine Memorial is located at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery on W. Burnside Road. It was dedicated during a snowstorm on Saturday, December 13, 2008. Irish sculptor Brendan McGloin, 39, modeled the memoria... waymarking.com
From Military To Municipal Airfield
The history of Pearson Field goes back almost to the origins of mechanized flight itself. The landing site of Lincoln Beachey?s groundbreaking flight across the Columbia River from Portland to Vancouver, during the 1905 Lewis &... hmdb.org
Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground
On May 13, 1849, from the deck of the USS Massachusetts, the first U.S. Army troops in the Pacific Northwest spotted the Hudson?s Bay Company?s Fort Vancouver. Mr. Douglas, the resident Governor received us very politely and Ma... hmdb.org
The O. O. Howard House
This Italianate-Revival style home was built in 1878 for General Oliver Otis Howard, Commanding General of the Department of the Columbia from 1874 until 1880. This gracious home was considered the finest dwelling house north o... hmdb.org
The Grant House
When the U.S. Army arrived at Fort Vancouver in May of 1849, they quickly built nine log cabins for shelter against the upcoming winter. Shown here is the 1850 plan of the two-story post commander?s quarters. It is the only rem... hmdb.org