Early Spokane

by Don Popejoy and Penny Hutten

Book Overview

Spokan Falls, known as the "Capital of the Inland Empire," was named after the Spokan Indians and the picturesque falls. In 1891, the name was changed to Spokane. The town thrived as a result of the abundant waters of the Spokane River, which powered saw and grain mills, and lured major transcontinental railways to Spokane in 1881. In 1889, a fire destroyed the downtown area, but like a forest after a fire, the town enjoyed growth and resurgence soon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738581453
• ISBN13: 9780738581453
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Far more photos of people than old buildings, railroads, bridges, etc.

We bought this book for my curious middle schooler to supplement our history lessons for local history this school year. We've enjoyed other books in this series, but my son was disappointed with this one, as it is predominantly pictures of people and very few of all the old buildings we hoped we would find. I'm sure others would give it 5 stars for the same reason - all the people pictures - just depends what you're looking for.