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Photographer: Kevin W.
Taken: June 13, 2008
Caption:
Ground Marker on Officers Row | Additional Description:
World War I
World War I initiated an era of growth in Vancouver. Wooden shipbuilding became a major civilian industry. Remnants of old shipways are found immediately south of Officers Row. The garrison’s polo field made an excellent landing field for daredevils and wingwalkers as early as 1911. The first documented flight at the field occurerred in 1905 when a gas-filled balloon from Portland landed there. Pearson Air Field, a former Army air strip, is believed to be the oldest continuously operating airpark in the country.
Donated by Jack M. Jochim
Submitted: July 8, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p27593
File Size: 0.812 Megabytes
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