Fort Vancouver

5th Street

Fort Vancouver

The Vancouver Farm

“Fort Vancouver was the first large scale farming operation in the Pacific Northwest. Beginning in 1825, the Hudson’s Bay Company established a number of farms and dairies in the area to reduce the high cost of importing food from England. ...” E 5th St hmdb.org/m.asp?m=92620

An English Garden in the Wilderness

“Planting a garden was one of the first things the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) did when they established Fort Vancouver. At its height, in the mid 1840s, the garden had expanded to eight acres and provided not only produce but also large numbers of flowering plants, shrubs and fruit trees for the pleasure of the fort’s residents and visitors. ...” E 5th St near Fort Vancouver Way hmdb.org/m.asp?m=113945