"A visitor in the hospital will see everything in perfect order, the patients cheerful ... and the always kind-faced Sisters ... like angels of mercy."

In 1880, Dr. William P. Grubbe and his companion were attacked by a band of Indians.  His friend and his horse killed, Grubbe grabbed the other horse and rode for his life. In Rockford, Washington he…

Built during Spokane's "Age of Elegance", the Currie house is a fine example of the Queen Anne style of architecture.

"Remembering advice: 'Go West , young man, and grow up with the country'. I packed my trunk, my sheepskin included, crossed the great divide and landed in Spangle in 1880." Dr. Alex MacLeod

Religious orders were vital in establishing hospitals in the West. St. Ignatius Hospital is one the first hospitals built in the Inland Northwest by the Sisters of Charity.