Fort George Wright
A tour of historic Fort George Wright in Spokane, Washington.
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Welcome to Historic Fort George Wrightlocation_fillBy the end of the 19th century, after generations of hard frontier living and occasionally violent interaction…
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Who Was George Wright?location_fillThe Fort George Wright monument tells the story of the fort from its creation in 1895 to its acquisition by th… -
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Theodore Roosevelt on the Parade Groundslocation_fillYou are standing where Teddy Roosevelt stood on April 8th 1911, reviewing the 500 heroic African-American troo… -
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Barracks and Buffaloeslocation_fillThe 24th Infantry regiment contained the famous all-black "Buffalo Soldiers" who had fought bravely in the cap… -
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Frontier Justice at Fort George Wrightlocation_fillIt was the night of August 14th 1916 and Edward F. Mayberry was on the run. Three witnesses had seen Mayberry… -
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Totem Polelocation_fillCol. George Wright would be shocked to find a symbol of the continued survival of the Native American cultural… -
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Fort George Wright Cemeterylocation_fillWhen Fort George Wright was constructed in the 1890s, effort was made to ensure a proper final resting place c…
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