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Fort Vancouver

Fort Vancouver was a 19th century fur trading outpost along the Columbia River that served as the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company in the company's Columbia District (which covered the northern half of the region known to Americans as the Oregon Country). Named for Captain George Vancouver, the fort was located on the northern bank of the Columbia River in present-day Vancouver, Washington, near Portland, Oregon.

Located at 45.6256, -122.665 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in the states of Washington and Oregon. 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.

Located at 45.6254, -122.658 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Clark College (Washington)

Clark College is a community college located in Vancouver, Washington. The college was established in 1933 and currently has about 14,000 students.

Located at 45.634, -122.652 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hudson's Bay High School

Hudson's Bay High School is located in Vancouver, Washington, USA, in the Central Park area of Vancouver. Hudson's Bay is known for having two strong magnet programs, as well as a children's day care and district-wide mothers transportation program. It is located across from Clark College, where many Bay students participate in the Running Start program. The school mascot is the Eagle, and the school colors are black and gold. The school had 1,542 enrolled students in the 2006/2007 school year.

Located at 45.631, -122.653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Vancouver School of Arts and Academics

The Vancouver School of Arts and Academics (VSAA), located in Vancouver, Washington in the Vancouver School District, is a public arts magnet school for grades 6 to 12. In addition to traditional academic studies, the school's curriculum involves in-depth elective study of the performing, literary, visual arts, as well as film studies (called "moving image arts" at the school). For the 2008-2009 school year, they accepted nearly 100 6th graders.

Located at 45.6439, -122.668 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Officers Row

Officers Row, a part of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, is a congregation of 21 of the former homes of U.S. military officers stationed at the Vancouver Barracks in Vancouver, Washington. The oldest of the homes, named the Grant House (after Ulysses S. Grant, who was stationed at the barracks as a Captain at that time but never lived in the house), dates from 1846, and the last edifice was constructed in 1906.

Located at 45.6277, -122.659 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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O'Connell Sports Center

The O'Connell Sports Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Vancouver, Washington, United States on the campus of Clark College. It is home to the Clark College Penguins and the Vancouver Volcanoes of the International Basketball League.

Located at 45.6361, -122.651 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Vancouver National Historic Reserve Historic District

The Vancouver National Historic Reserve Historic District includes a wide variety of buildings erected by the Hudson's Bay Company, U.S. Army and the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver, Vancouver, Washington. The district includes reconstructions of historic buildings that were excluded from previously-designated historic districts on the grounds that they had no intrinsic history.

Located at 45.6228, -122.662 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Leverich Park

Leverich Park is a 33-acre park located in Vancouver, Washington. It is located along Burnt Bridge Creek in a natural area of Vancouver adjacent to Interstate 5. The park features a large picnic shelter, picnic tables, plenty of hiking trails and a twelve hole Disc golf course.

Located at 45.651, -122.66 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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St. James Catholic Church (Vancouver, Washington)

St. James Catholic Church is a church building and parish of the Roman Catholic Church located in Vancouver, Washington, United States. The parish is part of the Archdiocese of Seattle and traces its roots to the initial arrival of missionary priests in the Oregon Country in the 1830s; its first dedicated church building was built in 1846.

Located at 45.6308, -122.673 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Vancouver, Washington)

St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Vancouver, Washington) is a parish of the Episcopal Church of America located in Vancouver, Washington. The parish is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia and traces its roots to the initial arrival of Anglican worshippers at Fort Vancouver in the Oregon Country in the 1830s; its first dedicated church building was consecrated in 1860.

Located at 45.6403, -122.668 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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