This is the ORIGINAL Vancouver, because the point of land it resides on was named Point Vancouver in May, 1792, by Lt. Broughton and some of the crew from George Vancouver's ship. The Hudson's Bay Company established their Headquarters in the region on the north bank of the Columbia River in March, 1825. They called their Headquarters Fort Vancouver. The city was Incorporated in January of 1857. With a current population of over 143,560 people, we are the 4th largest city in the state of Washington. Many people confuse us with the "other" Vancouver to the north of us in Canada, but other than sharing the same name, we are not affiliated in any way with our neighbors to the north.
This is where we are located in North America:
This is where we are in Washington.
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