Master plan: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington
1969. Master plan: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington. National Park Service, Department of the Interior
This master plan contains important historical information necessary for proper preservation and interpretation.Fort Vancouver National Historic Site was established, in the words of the authorizing Act and the Senate Report on that legislation, “to preserve as a national monument the site of the original Hudson’s Bay stockade (of Fort Vancouver) and sufficient surrounding land to preserve the historical features of the area” for “the benefit of the people of the United States”. The Department of the Interior report on the legislation further stated that the lands so dedicated should fulfill “two essential requirements- the preservation of the historic stockade… and the preservation of the historic parade ground of the later United States Army Post.” Clearly then, the purpose of the park is to maintain in perpetuity the site of this primary early center of economic, cultural, and military development in the Pacific Northwest and to make clear to American citizens the important part played in the growth of the nation by the fur trade and other activities centered at Fort Vancouver.