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Esther Short was an early Vancouver resident. [5] She and her husband Amos, and ten children, "jumped a claim" near present-day downtown Vancouver.This land was originally part of a larger land plot by American Henry Williamson, who mapped out a little town called Vancouver City and registered the claim in the US courthouse in Oregon City.
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 ]
Established in 1868, the first Clark County Fair was held in Esther Short Park. The Clark County Fair is the largest single venue event in the Portland metropolitan area family entertainment market. Attracting over 260,000 attendees each year, this event has been recognized locally as the Best Outdoor Event/Festival in the area. [citation needed]
The Pioneer Mother Memorial is installed at Esther Short Park's north entrance, at the intersection of West 8th and Daniel Street (between Columbia and Esther Streets) [1] [3] in Vancouver, Washington. [2] [4] [5] The park commemorates the pioneer woman and her husband Amos, who were among the first U.S. citizens to arrive in Fort Vancouver. [6]
The Slocum House is a Victorian style house located in Vancouver, Washington, in the United States, which today stands at the southwest corner of Esther Short Park. [2] It is the only surviving structure in its former residential neighborhood of the Vancouver historic core.
Culture*Park Theatre's Annual Short Plays Marathon returns Nov. 18 featuring several plays from 2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Whaling Museum.
The event space is billed as ideal for weddings, receptions, and other social gatherings but also offers space for corporate events. The Solis Hall venue seats up to 150 indoors and up to 250 on ...
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]