View from the East
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The workshop at the fort including this large structure for the carpenter and wheelwright helped make Fort Spokane self sufficient during the army post era. This photo was taken after the fort's conversion to an Indian boarding school.
Source: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, National Park Service
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The Workshop Building
The workshop building was originally built in 1885 and cost the government $1,013.78. The 136 foot by 24 foot structure housed the blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, paint shop, tanner and wheelwright shop. All of these shops provided the means to…
