Spokane Flour Mills

ID: 475
This file appears in: Restoring the Falls

An early view of the flour mills that sprung up along the Spokane River to take advantage of its water power.

Source: Spokane Public Library, Northwest Room

This file appears in: Restoring the Falls

By Clayton Hanson
Standing on the bridge between Canada and Havermale Islands, you can see one of the many restorations of the Spokane Falls that began with Expo '74. The spray and splash of the falls during the annual spring and early summer snow melt is…