Work begins on Plante's Ferry Monument, 1938.

ID: 4300 ~ Source: Spokane Daily Chronicle, October 4, 1938
This file appears in: Plante's Ferry

Members of the Spokane County Pioneer Society, along with Seth Woodard, pour the first concrete for the 20-feet tall, 23,800 lb. monument's foundation in October, 1938. The dog in this photo "answers to the name of Monte."

This file appears in: Plante's Ferry

By Robert M. Lambeth
You are looking at the very spot where the first ferry crossing over the Spokane River was located from 1854-1866. The area was once a well-known ford used by area tribes for generations, but in 1854…