Naming Ceremony 1912

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Francis cook gathered dignitaries including Governor Hay, Mayor W. J. Hindley, and Miss Spokane to rename Mount Carlton Mount Spokane. The convoy drove as far up the mountain as they could and walked the rest of the way to the top of the mountain for the ceremony. Image courtesy of the Washington State Digital Archives.

This file appears in: Francis H. Cook

By Allie Honican
A forgotten founder of Spokane, Francis H. Cook was one of the most influential people in Spokane’s History. Little is known about Cook’s childhood other than in 1851 he was born a twin to Silas and Catherine Cook in Ohio. He made his way out…