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“Uncle Dan” Drumheller, Spokane’s beloved Murderer?
Daniel Drumheller, A pioneer of the Northwest and early Mayor of Spokane was perhaps one of Washington’s most iconic pioneers. Traveling across the plains from St. Joseph, Missouri, all the way to Sacramento, California, at age 14 in 1854, “Uncle…
Washington State Archives, Digital Archives
Opening in 2004, the Washington State Archives Building was created to house both the Eastern Washington Regional Archives and both state and local government Digital Archives. It was the first archives building to be built from the ground up that…
Felts Field
Felts Field is not only the oldest airport in the Spokane area but is also one of the oldest federally designated airstrips in the country.
Located near Rutter and Fancher and along the banks of the Spokane River, Felts Field was originally…
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Spokane in World War Two
22 Locations ~ Curated by Devrick Barnett and the Northwest Museum of Arts and CultureEast Central Neighborhood
16 Locations ~ Curated by Spokane Regional Health District & Frank OesterheldGhost Signs of Spokane
17 Locations ~ Curated by Frank Oesterheld, Anna Harbine, Caitlin Shain, and Erin PulleySpokane Reacts
13 Locations ~ Curated by The Students of EWU in Collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts & CultureRecent Stories
The Spokane Mountaineers: From Walking to Summiting
For over one hundred years now, the Spokane Mountaineers club has had a sizable impact on recreational sports and environmental stewardship in Eastern Washington and beyond. Founded on September 19th, 1915, by well-known public librarian Ora…
A Devil, Coyote, Bowl and Pitcher
Ice Skating in the Little Spokane River Valley
Before Wandermere Golf Course was even in existence, the lake on the property was known for its winter pastime of ice skating. As far back as the late 1800s when Francis H. Cook owned the property and continuing through the ownership of Benjamin…
Whistalks Way
In 1858, tensions between the white settlers and the native population grew in the Palouse. In May of 1858, Col. Edward Steptoe led an expedition meant to end at Fort Colvile. His plan was to suppress Indian resistance. Steptoe and his men were ill…
Susan Crump Glover: First Wife of James Nettle Glover
In 1846, three-year-old Susan Tabitha Crump (1843-1921) and her family moved westward. The family arrived in the Oregon Territory near Salem. Susan lived with her family until marrying James Nettle Glover on September 1, 1868.
In 1873, Susan’s…
Airway Heights, Washington’s Unknown Sundown Town
Airway Heights was incorporated in 1955, but fourteen years before the small town became ingrained the Geiger Air Force Base was formed. The Geiger Air Force Base established in 1941, during the Second World War was used as a training base for…
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