Spokane County Pioneer Society dedicates the Plante's Ferry Monument in October, 1938.

ID: 4301 ~ Source: Spokane Daily Chronicle, October 25, 1938.
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This photo shows board members of the Spokane County Pioneer Society standing around the recently erected monument dedicated to Antoine Plante. Valley residents Sam Glasgow and Silas Cook (pictured standing on the base, above the other men) handpicked the stone from the Spokane River in 1935.

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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…