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Image, Map and Text: McLoughlin House
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IMAGE: McLoughlin House
DESCRIBING: A small, rectangular, color photograph of the front of the McLoughlin House
SYNOPSIS: A view of the McLoughlin House from the perspective of a viewer facing the front right corner. The two-story, white, wooden, Georgian home built in 1846 is surrounded by shaped landscaping immediately adjacent to the home, a grassy park, a fountain in the foreground, and larger deciduous trees around the perimeter of the photograph, which shade the home and park. Blue sky and bright sunshine are in the background behind and above the home. Some sunlight is dappled on the roof, right side of the home, and on the fountain and park.
IN-DEPTH DESCRIPTION: An angled view of the McLoughlin House, a white, wooden two-story, Georgian home built in 1846. The home is oriented with the right front corner closest to the viewer. The home's features include a brown roof with hips and ridges, nine double-pane windows on the front and six double pane windows along the right side all symmetrically spaced. A wide brick chimney protrudes from the right side of the roof. Five concrete steps lead from the dark green front door to a sidewalk. The front door is surrounded by side and top window transoms. A grand copper fountain surrounded by a concrete pool and a grassy park is in the foreground of the photograph. Landscaping frames the home's front and side, and large trees shade the home and property on a sunny day. A large tree in the foreground obscures the upper left side of the home. An American flag can be seen behind the home along the right edge of the photograph.
CREDIT: NPS / FOVA
MAP: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and McLoughlin House area map
DESCRIBING: A small, color, general wayfinding map of the relative locations of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and the McLoughlin House Unit at a scale of one inch equals 25 miles.
SYNOPSIS: An overview map of the locations of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington, to the north and the McLoughlin House in Oregon City, Oregon, to the south. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington, is centered in the map and is shown on the north side of the Columbia River, which separates Washington and Oregon States. Interstates 5, 205, and 84 are shown as yellow lines for general wayfinding information.
IN-DEPTH DESCRIPTION: The map of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and McLoughlin House Unit is oriented with north toward the top of the map and the urban areas of Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, shaded dark gray in the center of the map. The states are separated by the Columbia River, shown in blue flowing east (2 o'clock) to northwest (11 o'clock). Washington is shown shaded light grey north of the Columbia River, and Oregon is shown in beige south of the Columbia for the remaining extent of the map. A dark green square along the banks of the Columbia River in Vancouver depicts the location of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, noted with a dark green text box with white text and leader pointing to the square. The location of the McLoughlin House is in Oregon City, Oregon, about 20 miles south of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and at the southern edge of the Portland metro area. Interstate highways are shown as yellow lines. I-5 runs north-south through the center of Portland and Vancouver, I-205 creates an eastern beltway around the east sides of Vancouver and Portland connecting back to I-5 on the northern and southern ends. I-84 runs parallel to the Columbia River in an east to west fashion to the center of Portland, connecting I-205 and ending at I-5.
CREDIT: NPS / FOVA
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The home of the John McLoughlin family is part of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. He retired here after decades of running the fur trading post. Find out how he affected the Pacific Northwest during the 1800s and beyond. This site is in Oregon City, OR, about 30 minutes from the Fort Vancouver visitor center. Limited hours; be sure to check the park website or call before going. Brochure available at the site or on the park website.
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