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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Follow Fort Vancouver on Twitter
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Date: October 8, 2009
Contact: Greg Shine, 360 816-6231
October 2, 2009
VANCOUVER, WA: In order to help keep the public informed about upcoming projects, activities and events in this unit of the national park system, Fort Vancouver NHS is now utilizing the social networking and microblogging service Twitter.
Members of the public are encouraged to "follow" (subscribe to) the park's "tweets" (updates) for the latest news from Fort Vancouver.
The park's official username is "FtVancouverNPS" and can be accessed by anyone with a free Twitter account.
"This is a new foray for us, and just one of many ways we can keep the public updated on the exciting happenings at the fort," exclaimed Greg Shine, the site's chief ranger and historian.
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Did You Know?
Did you know that John McLoughlin, Chief Factor at Fort Vancouver, is known as the “Father of Oregon” for his aid to American immigrants arriving over the Oregon Trail? His home in Oregon City, Oregon is a unit of the national park system administered by Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
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Last Updated: October 08, 2009 at 19:44 EST |
