Map of Land sold to the City of Spokane which included Manito Park

ID: 175 ~ Source: Washington Water and Power Land Donation, Manito Park History, Spokane Parks and Recreation Department, City Hall, 5th Floor, Spokane, WA

This file appears in: Loop Drive and Bridge: Manito Park Tour

Image courtesy of the City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department, Spokane, WA.

This file appears in: Loop Drive and Bridge: Manito Park Tour

Loop Drive and Bridge: Manito Park Tour

By Tracy L. Rebstock

Most of Manito Park is visible from the top of Loop Drive. Did you ever wonder where Spokane got the land for this park? In 1884, Francis Cook, an early settler of Spokan Falls and a newspaper…