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ID: 4916 ~ Source: Image Courtesy of the Library of Congress
This file appears in: The Quartermaster Stable

This drawing is a part of a 1960 survey conducted by the U.S. National Parks Service of Fort Spokane after its abandonment in 1929.

This file appears in: The Quartermaster Stable

By Logan Camporeale and Ryanna Thurman
In 1880, Fort Spokane was a long way from the centers of white population. The fort was situated on the edge of the Indian reservation to keep Indians on the reservation and keep white encroachment off. Fifty-five miles from the nearest railroad,…