Stories by author "Angel L. Rios": 7
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Bridge With A Past
The cantilever Snake River Bridge has had a few different names over the years because of its past. The Old Columbia River Bridge was originally constructed in 1927 at Vantage. The carbon steel bridge…
Locked Up For Life: An Early Spokane Celebrity's Fall From Grace
Susan Glover spent her golden years at Eastern Washington State Hospital For the Insane after one terrible day.
A Hospital For Washington's Insane: Changing the Way Washington Cared For the Mentally Ill
Eastern Washington Hospital For The Insane promised humane treatment for the mentally ill.
A Town No More: The Drowned Town of Gifford
Now submerged beneath Lake Roosevelt, Gifford was a small town founded by a man with a westering spirit.
Risky Fun: Deadly Waters
While there was "never a shot fired in anger" at Fort Spokane, life on the fort was not without danger.
Crooked Agent: Agent fired for "irregularities."
For Indian Agent Albert M. Anderson, kickbacks and embezzlement were all in a day's work.
Resurrection of St. Paul's Mission: And the Blackrobes of Kettle Falls
Once a magnet for Catholics in the area, St. Paul's was left abandoned in the woods for forty years before its "resurrection" as a historic site.