Cannon Hill in Winter

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This file appears in: From Brickyard to Park: Cannon Hill Park

Image courtesy of the Northwest Room, Spokane Public Library, Spokane, WA.

This file appears in: From Brickyard to Park: Cannon Hill Park

By Tracy L. Rebstock
Cannon Hill Park was originally home to a brickyard. Henry Brook discovered a clay deposit in the 1880s and it was used for making bricks. Cannon Hill bricks were widely used in downtown buildings as the city rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1889.…