Discovery Loop Historic Trail

Start your exploration of Vancouver with this easy 2.3 mile loop that leads you through significant points in Vancouver’s history.

Esther Short Park – the oldest public square in the state of Washington. (pg 8) Historic Fort Vancouver – Reconstructed fort of the Hudson Bay Company. (pg ?)

Vancouver Barracks the first U.S. Army presence in Pacific Northwest and the first PX established in the United States. (pg ?)

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Old Apple Tree Park – the first apple tree planted in Washington State. (pg ?)

Confluence Land Bridge – reopens a path once used by ancient Native Americans. (pg ?) Officers Row on East Evergreen Blvd is the largest reconstruction of historic Officers Housing in the country. (pg?)

Pearson Air Museum showcases the first air commercial field in the Pacific Northwest is considered the oldest continuously operating airfield in the country. (pg?)