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The tower is in Propstra Square, [2] the southeast corner of Esther Short Park, near the intersection of 6th and Columbia Street. The 69-foot (21 m) tower was designed by architect Cindy Sterry, and features a clock by the Verdin Bells & Clock Company and glockenspiel diorama which tells a story about the Chinookan peoples . [ 3 ]
Esther Short Park is a public park and town square located in downtown Vancouver, Washington. Established in 1853, it is the oldest public park in the state of Washington, [1] and one of the oldest public parks in the West. [2] [3] It is located in the city's downtown between West Columbia and 8th Street.
Leverich Park is a 33-acre (130,000 m 2) park located in Vancouver, Washington. It is located along Burnt Bridge Creek in a natural area of Vancouver adjacent to Interstate 5. The park features a large picnic shelter, picnic tables, plenty of hiking trails and a twelve-hole Disc golf course.
About the same time Columbia Waterfront LLC donated the 7.3 acre park property to the City of Vancouver. The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust was announced as the first office tenant for the project in 2015. [2] The $1.3 billion project, consisting of a city park and pier and five residential, office and retail buildings, began construction in 2016.
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Washington is home to approximately 1,500, [3] and 45 of those are found partially or wholly in Clark County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 31, 2025. [4]
Location: Vancouver, Washington and Oregon City, Oregon, USA: Nearest city: Vancouver, Washington, and Oregon City, Oregon: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 207 acres (84 ha) [2]: Established: June 19, 1948 (national monument) June 30, 1961 (national historic site): Visitors: 710,439 (in 2011) [3]: Governing body: National Park Service: Website: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site: Fort Vancouver ...
Esther Clark Short (December 24, 1806 – June 28, 1862) was an early American settler of what would become the State of Washington. She was a founder of the City of Vancouver, Washington . [ 1 ] Part of her land bequeath became Esther Short Park , which is the oldest public square in the state of Washington. [ 2 ]
Salmon Creek is a 26-mile (42 km) tributary of Lake River in Clark County in the U.S. state of Washington.Beginning from its forested headwaters on Elkhorn Mountain, Salmon Creek passes through rural, agricultural, residential, and urban areas before flowing into the river just north of Vancouver Lake. [3]