What's in a name?
The city in Washington state has the same name as the metropolis in British Columbia; the two are only about 300 miles apart. Both Vancouvers were named for George Vancouver, a captain in the British Royal Navy, who led the 1791-1795 expedition that explored the northwestern part of the American continent. His travels took him to what are now Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. Although most people probably think of the Canadian city first when they hear the name “Vancouver”, the city in Washington was incorporated first, in 1857.
Trade routes and trading posts
The first inhabitants of the area were Native Americans, mostly from the Klickitat and Chinook nations. Europeans arrived about 1775, and Lewis and Clark camped in the region in 1806. Lewis wrote that the Vancouver area was the best place for settlement he'd seen west of the Rockies. However, there was no permanent settlement established until 1824, when the Hudson's Bay Company set up Fort Vancouver as a trading post, mostly dealing in furs.
The post was renamed Vancouver Barracks in 1879, and until 2011, was in use as a military post, with Army Reserve and National Guard units stationed there. Today, the installation is a national park, the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Park officials could work with brochure printers to create handouts for visitors that explore the fort's history, remaining structures, and things to see and do.
The Port of Vancouver
The Columbia River is navigable by ocean-going freighters all the way to Portland, and the Port of Vancouver handles about five million tons of cargo annually.
The port encourages residents to tour its facilities, and could work with a flyer printing company to create handouts that describe the ships in port, their cargo, and destination or origin ports.
A fun and quirky downtown
Although Vancouver's population is well over 150,000, it has a small town feel that is especially apparent on Main Street – a thoroughfare lined with small restaurants, boutiques and pubs. The city holds many festivals and events throughout the year, such as a Beer Days Festival and Haunted Walking Tours. Shops and venues taking part in events like these could work with a banner printing company to create Banners to welcome visitors to the event.
Vancouver boasts a great many antique shops and art galleries. These small establishments still need to handle operations in a businesslike way, so they could work with Stationery printers to create Letterheads to reflect their individuality. They could also work with printers who create digital Business Cards, so they can place small orders for this important sales tool. Unlike their more traditional counterparts, digitally produced cards have a quick turnaround time, and since small orders can be placed, professionals here can easily update or make changes to their cards as necessary.Get a Free Quote for Business Cards Get a Free Quote for Stationery Get a Free Quote for Letterheads Get a Free Quote for Banners