Cheney 1884

ID: 4105 ~ Source: Image courtesy the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: The Cheney Lynchings

This detail is from a birds-eye view map of Cheney produced in the same year as the lynching. The jail, with its plank fence, is visible on the right. The tree to the right of the jail is likely where the men were lynched.

This file appears in: The Cheney Lynchings

The Cheney Lynchings

By Larry Cebula

This quiet street corner in Cheney was once the scene of two brutal murders. From 1881 until 1886, the frontier village of Cheney was also the seat of government for Spokane County. A wooden, two-story courthouse and plank jailhouse were the sum…