Bake house at Fort Vancouver, a U.S. National Historic Site along the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington. Named for British North American explorer George Vancouver, the fortress was a 19th-century fur-trading post that was the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. There, trade goods from London were exchanged with American Indians for fur pelts. Blacksmith's shop interior at Fort Vancouver, a U.S. National Historic Site along the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington. Named for British North American explorer George Vancouver, the fortress was a 19th-century fur-trading post that was the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. There, trade goods from London were exchanged with American Indians for fur pelts. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2018.