Natatorium Park Baseball Field

ID: 4658 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Art and Culture Archives ~ Creator: Charles Libby ~ Date: ca, early 20th century

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A park used by the Spokane Indians before Avista Stadium was built

This file appears in: Spokane Baseball Club is a Local Passion

Spokane Baseball Club is a Local Passion

By Larkin Marie Mullin

Baseball was America's national pastime before Spokane was even a city. As the railroads moved across the west, Midwestern baseball promoter John Sloane Barnes moved to Spokane in 1890 to help…