Fort Spokane
Fort Spokane feature layers of fascinating and often heart-breaking history. The site, now administered by the National Park Service and Lake Roosevelt Nationa…
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Welcome to Fort Spokanelocation_fillAs Washington Territory began to grow and attract more settlers looking to make a better life, conflicts betwe…
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The Army Years at Fort Spokanelocation_fillSoldiers packed their bags and wrote farewell letters to their families. The call for war had sounded, and the… -
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Officers' Rowlocation_fillYou are now standing in front of the foundation of what once was an officer's house. The officers and enlisted… -
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Risky Funlocation_fillMired in strict routine and with little chance of combat, soldiers at Fort Spokane looked forward to their fre… -
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Indian Scouts at Fort Spokanelocation_fillLike most Army posts on the western frontier, Fort Spokane relied on native scouts. Indian scouts interpreted,… -
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The Workshop Buildinglocation_fillThe workshop building was originally built in 1885 and cost the government $1,013.78. The 136 foot by 24 foot … -
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Weapons of War at Fort Spokanelocation_fillSoldiers need weapons, and in the era of combustible black powder, a safe place to store weapons and ammunitio… -
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The Quartermaster Stablelocation_fillIn 1880, Fort Spokane was a long way from the centers of white population. The fort was situated on the edge o… -
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The Fort Spokane Brewerylocation_fillJust a few decades before the prohibition of alcohol, soldiers stationed at Fort Spokane were thirsty for liba… -
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Desertion at Fort Spokanelocation_fillBeing an enlisted man in the United States Army at frontier posts throughout the West was not a glamorous or r… -
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The Boxlocation_fillFort Spokane, like any other military fort at the time, was a structured place where officers and enlisted men… -
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Boarding School Dayslocation_fillWhat you see in front of you is where the barracks would have stood. While the ground floor was used to contai… -
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The Orchard at Ft. Spokanelocation_fillStarting in 1902, the Indian children at the Fort Spokane boarding school tended this orchard. As part of “civ… -
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A Snapshot in the Life of John McAdams Websterlocation_fillIt was a long way from West Point to the remote frontier post of Ft. Spokane. John McAdams Webster, from Warre… -
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Bertha Finley Brisboislocation_fillBertha Finley Brisbois was born in 1890, on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Her father, John Finley, was a Fla… -
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Tuberculosis at Fort Spokanelocation_fillIn the early 1900s, tuberculosis was known as the “great white plague,” and at the turn of the century it kill… -
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Sanitarium Incineratorlocation_fillIn 1915 tuberculosis struck the Spokane Indians hard. Four natives died and fifty more were suspected of havin… -
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Crooked Agentlocation_fillFor years, the term "Indian Agent" was synonymous with corruption, and Albert M. Anderson was a perfect exampl…
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