Junior Ranger Day Web Scavenger Hunt Answer Key The McLoughlins
1. Name all of John and Marguerite McLoughlin’s children (together and from prior relationships!):
Marguerite McLoughlin’s children from her first marriage to Alexander McKay were Nancy, Mary, Catherine, and Thomas. John McLoughlin’s child from his first relationship was Joseph. John and Marguerite’s children together were John Jr., Elisabeth, Eloisa, and David.
• https://www.nps.gov/people/margueritemcloughlin.htm
2. List two places other than Fort Vancouver where Dr. John McLoughlin lived or did business during his life:
Fort Kaminstiquia (Fort William), the Rainy Lake District, Oregon City. He also traveled to London for business.
• https://www.nps.gov/people/johnmcloughlin.htm
3. Who described Eloisa McLoughlin as “quite an interesting young lady” in their journal?
Narcissa Whitman.
• https://www.nps.gov/people/eloisamcloughlin.htm
The McLoughlin House
1. What years did John and Marguerite McLoughlin live in this home?
1846 - 1860 (though John McLoughlin died in 1857. Marguerite McLoughlin died in 1860).
• https://www.nps.gov/fova/blogs/what-makes-the-mcloughlin-house-special.htm
2. What are the names of Eloisa McLoughlin Rae Harvey’s three daughters?
Margaret Glen Rae, Louisa Rae, and Mary Angelique Harvey.
• https://www.nps.gov/people/eloisamcloughlin.htm 1 3. What is the name of the community group that saved the McLoughlin House in the early 20th century? What year did they move the house?
The McLoughlin Memorial Association organized to relocate the McLoughlin House from its original location near the Willamette Falls to a city park in 1909.
• https://www.nps.gov/fova/blogs/what-makes-the-mcloughlin-house-special.htm
Fort Vancouver
1. List two activities that were hosted in the large Mess Hall of the Chief Factor’s House other than meals:
Weddings, religious services, elections, and holiday celebrations.
• https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/historyculture/chieffactorshouse.htm
2. What year did the Hudson’s Bay Company construct a saw mill up the river from Fort Vancouver?
1828
• https://www.nps.gov/fova/planyourvisit/carpenter-shop.htm
3. Historically, how large was the garden at Fort Vancouver?
5-8 acres.
• https://www.nps.gov/fova/planyourvisit/garden.htm
The Village
1. Who lived in the Village at Fort Vancouver?
Hudson’s Bay Company employees and their families.
• https://www.nps.gov/articles/fortvancouvervillage.htm
2 2. What are five of the languages other than English that you might have heard spoken at the Village if you were walking through in 1845?
French, Cree, Hawaiian, Chinook, Walla Walla, Chehalis, Kalapuya, Nisqually, and many more!
• https://www.nps.gov/articles/languagesatfova.htm
3. A large population of Hawaiians worked as contract laborers for the Hudson’s Bay Company. In the 1850s, the Village got nickname based on a Hawaiian word. What was the nickname? What does the word mean?
The Village was nicknamed “Kanaka Town” or “Kanaka Village.” The word “kanaka” means “person” in Hawaiian.
• https://www.nps.gov/articles/fortvancouvervillage.htm
Pearson Air Museum
1. What year was Pearson Field named? What was it called before?
Pearson Field was named in 1925. It was previously called the Vancouver Barracks Aerodrome.
• https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/historyculture/pearson.htm
2. Who were the three pilots in the Russian plane that landed at Pearson Field in 1937?
Valery Chkalov, Georgi Baidukov, and Alexander Belyakov.
• https://www.nps.gov/articles/aredboltfromtheblue.htm
3. What kind of engine powered the DH-4 Liberty plane? How many American-built DH-4 planes still exist today?
The DH-4 Liberty plane was powered by a V-12 Liberty engine. Twelve American-built DH-4 planes still exist today, one of which is on display at Pearson Air Museum!
• https://www.nps.gov/articles/libertyplane.htm
3 Vancouver Barracks
1.What are two other names Vancouver Barracks has been known by?
Vancouver Barracks has also been called Camp Vancouver, Columbia Barracks, and Fort Vancouver.
• https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/historyculture/vb.htm
2. What year was the Grant House built? Who was it named for?
The Grant House was built in 1849. It was later named after Ulysses S. Grant, though he never lived in the house while he was stationed at Vancouver Barracks in the 1850s.
• https://www.nps.gov/articles/granthouse.htm
3. What was the name of the shipyard that opened in Vancouver in 1942?
The Kaiser Shipyards
• https://www.nps.gov/articles/vancouverbarrackswwii.htm
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