NOTE: Have been told there is a Letterbox (similar caching game) very near to this geocache. The WSHS geocache is a green ammo can with the words "OFFICIAL GEOCACHE" on one side and the Historical Society logo on the other.
Please be respectful of the landscaping. And take a selfie while you're there (if you feel so inclined)! Use the hashtag #iheartWAheritage on Twitter or Instagram to see who else loves Washington's heritage (and tag us too!). Twitter: @historymuseum Instagram: @washingtonhistory
BACKSTORY:
The Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Vancouver was a headquarters and primary supply depot for fur trading operations, but surprisingly employed more people at agriculture than any other activity.
Though it originally represented British territorial interests, it made American settlement in the Pacific Northwest possible. Even those who wished it gone praised the hospitality and assistance they found there. The subsequent U.S. Army post at the site - known as Columbia Barracks, Fort Vancouver, or Vancouver Barracks depending on the era -housed and supported thousands of soldiers and their families for over 150 years.
Thanks in part to a Heritage Capital Projects grant from the Washington State Historical Society, visitors continue to make personal connections to the people, places, stories, and collections represented at Fort Vancouver.