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Part of a mural series by Joe Knowles in the Monticello Hotel, Longview, Washington.

The first portrait portrays that one-eyed genocidal pirate, Robert Gray.

The man with the long white hair is Dr. John McLoughlin, an important figure in Washington State history on many levels. Oregon likes to claim the Doc (they even have a statue of him in Salem), but he really belongs to us Washingtonians.

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Monument to the Three Kichis
Fort Vancouver, Washington

The first recorded Japanese visitors to what is now Washington State were three castaways who ran aground in 1834 after having been adrift in the Pacific for over a year.

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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Vancouver, Washington

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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Vancouver, Washington

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Fort Vancouver palisades from the inside out.

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Replicas of Fort Vancouver outhouses

It is rather unfortunate this was very close to their well, less than 100 feet in fact.
But I guess they didn't think about total maximum daily load watershed issues in those days.

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A replica of the Chief Factor's residence (Hudson's Bay Co.), Fort Vancouver, Washington.

John McLoughlin, a British subject who later became an American citizen and served as one of the most important figures in aiding U.S. settlement in the disputed Pacific Northwest (an area claimed by Russia, Spain, Britain, and the United States), was the first resident.

I agree with the idea of renaming Thurston County, Washington after Dr. McLoughlin.

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The Grant House, Fort Vancouver National Site, Washington

Built in 1849, this structure was around when Capt. Ulysses S. Grant arrived at Fort Vancouver in 1852, but he never lived here. Later, as President he probably did visit this place.

The spot where Grant actually lived 1852-1854 is now under a nearby freeway.

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The Marshall House, Fort Vancouver National Site, Washington

Gen. George C. Marshall lived here 1936-1938

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Fort Vancouver safe