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  1. Barracks Row, U. S. Military Post, Vancouver, Washington - 1931
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    These buildings of Barracks Row are across the parade grounds from the better-known Officers Row at Vancouver Barracks. Learn More
  2. Blockhouse at Upper Cascades, Columbia River - c. 1885
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    Built in 1856, this blockhouse was only used for a few years but lasted for decades afterwards. The Cascades were a strategic military site during unrest between early settlers and the Native American inhabitants. Learn More
  3. Blockhouse, Upper Cascades, Columbia River - 1860
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    Fort Lugenbeel, also known as the Upper Blockhouse, was built in 1856 after the "Cascades Massacre" of the Yakima Indian Wars occurred just downstream. Learn More
  4. Cascades of the Columbia - c. 1890
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    The Cascade Rapids on the Columbia River were one of two sections of the river that blocked passage for steamboats, the other being The Dalles. Learn More
  5. Closeup of Old Blockhouse at the Cascades - 1880s
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    This closeup view shows how the solidly built blockhouse still persisted thirty years after it was abandoned. Learn More
  6. Fort Canby, Cape Disappointment - c. 1890
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    Built during the Civil War to protect the mouth of the Columbia, the garrison buildings for what was initially called Fort Cape Disappointment were located on the protected bay side of of the southern end of Long Beach Peninsula. Learn More
  7. Fort Canby, From the Bay - c. 1890
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    This view of the southern part of the Fort Canby garrison also shows the extreme southern tip of Long Beach Peninsula, which divides Willapa Bay from the Pacific Ocean. Learn More
  8. Hospital at Fort Klamath - 1888
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    This rare photo shows the Hospital at Fort Klamath two years before the fort was closed in 1890. From a boudoir card photo by David C. Herrin, who at that time had his studio in Medford. Learn More
  9. Mule Laden with Casks, Colville - c. 1860
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    A mule is outfitted to carry casks for the British Northwest Boundary Commission at their Colville "huts" on the Columbia River. Learn More
  10. Officers' Mess House, Fort Vancouver - May, 1860
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    This view of the Officers' Mess Hall is so crisp and clear it's easy to forget it was taken over 150 years ago. (We missed by five months getting back into the 1850s.) Learn More
  11. Officers' Quarters, Fort Canby - c. 1885
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    Three girls grace the front porch and a couple more children peer from the second-story window, in this view of military officers' housing in southern Washington 125 years ago. Learn More
  12. Stage Passing Abandoned Officers' Quarters, Fort Klamath - c. 1908
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    Fort Klamath at its peak included more than 40 buildings. It was officially closed in 1889, and after heavy snows collapsed several buildings in 1890 it was abandoned. Learn More
  13. Stage Stopping at Fort Klamath Indian Agency - c. 1908
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    The original Klamath Indian Agency was located about two miles from Fort Klamath, and was thus sometimes referred to as "Fort Klamath Indian Agency", which was the title Howard Tibbitts gave to this photograph. Learn More
  14. The Bay Beach, Fort Canby - c. 1885
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    This view is William H. Partridge's take on the garrisons of Fort Canby, located, as the title states, at the Bay Beach on the inside of the southern tip of Long Island peninsula. Learn More
  15. The Middle Blockhouse at the Cascades - 1867
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    Officially known as "Fort Raines", the middle blockhouse was built in 1855 to protect the portage railroad around the Cascade Rapids. It was abandoned in 1857. Learn More
  16. The Old Blockhouse at The Cascades - 1880s
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    The Old Blockhouse, across the Columbia River from Cascade Locks. Learn More
  17. Troops Drilling on Parade Grounds, Vancouver Barracks - 1907
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    A wide-format view of troops drilling at Vancouver Barracks, in the early part of the twentieth century. The East and South Barracks had just been built, increasing the housing at this Army military installation begun in 1850. Learn More
  18. Vancouver Barracks, Parade Grounds with Cannons - c. 1880
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    Vancouver Barracks is but one name given to the U.S. military installation in Vancouver, Washington, adjacent to the old British Fort Vancouver. Learn More
  19. View of Columbia River from Blockhouse at Upper Cascades - c. 1885
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    A companion photo to Davidson's "Blockhouse at Upper Cascades", this view looks down the Columbia from the blockhouse located on a small hill. Learn More
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