FORT VANCOUVER The Administrative History of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

COVER

PREFACE

CHAPTER ONE
Overview

CHAPTER TWO
The Creation of Fort Vancouver National Monument

The Long Debate Over Land, 1948-1954

CHAPTER THREE
The Legislative History of Fort Vancouver

Julia Butler Hansen and Fort Vancouver's Ascendancy
Madame Chairman of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee
The 1970s and 1980s: New Political Problems
Jolene Unsoeld and the Historical Reserve Concept

CHAPTER FOUR
Site Planning and Development at Fort Vancouver

Introduction
Land Acquisition and Its Effects on Fort Vancouver

Master Plans and Boundary Studies

   Early Development of the Monument
   Developing the Landscape
   The First Boundary Study of 1954-55
   1961 Legislation--Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
   MISSION 66 Planning
   Revising the Boundary Status Report
   The 1969 Master Plan
   Master Plan of 1978
   Planning for the Future and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve

Construction, Reconstruction, and Deconstruction

   MISSION 66 Construction
   Replanting the Orchard
   Reconstructing the Stockade
   The Children's Playground
   Reconstruction in the 1970s
   The Bandstand--1980
   The Fur Store

CHAPTER FIVE
Fort Vancouver and Public Relations

Public Relations
Dedications and Publications

Special Events

   The Fourth of July
   The Brigade Encampment

The City of Vancouver
The John McLoughlin/George C. Marshall Park
City Zoning, Land Use, and Jurisdiction at Fort Vancouver
Central Park Planning

The Army and Vancouver Barracks
General Army Cooperation
Land Transactions Between 1948 and 1954
Army Aircraft Taxiway

Historical Societies and Cooperating Associations
The Fort Vancouver Restoration and Historical Society
The Northwest Historical Association, Inc.
Friends of Fort Vancouver

CHAPTER SIX
Pearson Airpark and the Development of Fort Vancouver

Pearson in the 1950s
Pearson Development in the 1960s
Development of Fort Vancouver in Relation to Pearson
Pearson Commercial Development
The Fort Vancouver 1969 Master Plan and Pearson Airpark
Negotiations for the Purchase of Pearson
Pearson and Fort Vancouver--an Uneasy Co-existence
Airpark Use Beyond 2002--Pearson in the 1980s
Preservation of Pearson--the late 1980s
Jolene Unsoeld and the Historical Reserve Concept

CHAPTER SEVEN
The Waterfront Property

CHAPTER EIGHT
Cultural Resource Management

Introduction

Unearthing the Evidence--Archaeological Excavations

   Louis Caywood and the Early Years
   First Steps Toward Reconstruction
   Kanaka Village
   The Hoffman and Ross Years--1970 to 1975
   Back to Kanaka Village--The Chances
   Volunteer Excavation Efforts at Fort Vancouver
   Recent and Future Projects

Curating Cultural Resources--Museum and Collection Management

   Introduction
   What to do With the Caywood Collections?
   Early Efforts to Create a Museum
   MISSION 66 and the New Visitor Center
   Cataloging and Curating Old and New Artifacts
   Reconstruction and Curation in the 1970s
   The Fur Store and the Future

Interpreting the Site--The Historic Context

   Introduction
   Interpreting the Archaeological Site
   MISSION 66 Interpretation
   Technology and Interpretation
   Interpretation During the 1960s
   Off-Site Visits--School Services
   New Social Issues of the 1970s
   1970s--Living History
   Special Interpretive Events
   Interpretation in the Late 20th Century

CHAPTER NINE
Park Staff and Administration

In the Beginning: Louis Caywood
The First Superintendent: Frank Hjort
A Brief Interlude: Harold Edwards
New Directions: Eliot Davis
Repair and Reconstruction: Donald Gillespie
Opposition in the 1980s: James M. Thomson
Planning for the Future: Dave Herrera

ENDNOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

Enabling Legislation
Annual Visitation
Staff
Personal Recollections of Park Curator: David Hanson