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The park's curator, Tessa Langford, participates in archaeological excavations and also curates the park collection of over two million objects.

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site--including the McLoughlin House Unit--and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve comprise a world-class archaeological site.

The material culture curated here, a collection of over two million objects, is an unparalleled product of over 50 years of archaeological excavations. It represents the British Hudson's Bay Company, Native American occupation, and the United States military presence in the Pacific Northwest.

The artifacts excavated from this area represent not only everyday life for the inhabitants of the early settlements of Fort Vancouver, its village, Oregon City, and Vancouver Barracks, but also Vancouver's position during the mid-19th century as the political, cultural, and mercantile center for the region.

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