Spokane clock tower minecraft3/23/2023 ![]() The city's population ballooned to 19,000 in 1890 and 40,000 in 1900 with the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railway. Spokane won the county seat from Cheney in 1886 elections. The city's population grew from 4,130 to 8,891 between 18. The small population increased rapidly, streets were built, and the small settlement became a city. The city of Spokan Falls (without an "e" the "e" was added in 1883 and "Falls" was dropped in 1891) was officially incorporated as a city of 350 residents on November 29, 1881. Northern Pacific Railwayīy 1881, the Northern Pacific Railway was completed, bringing major European settlement to the area. ![]() Then early in 1882, President Arthur formally set aside a military reservation at the site, which was renamed Fort Spokane. While stationed, Merriam's troops erected some temporary buildings at the post, which they initially called Camp Spokane, but in 1881 one of the four infantry companies was still living in tents. ![]() Camp Spokane served to separate the Indians from the settlers, being located between the Colville and Spokane reservations-protecting the growing non-Indian communities of Spokane Falls (later Spokane) and Cheney. Settlers among the Spokane and Colville Indians in Eastern Washington were afraid that war might break out. The camp location was strategic, having the intended goals of protecting construction of the Northern Pacific Railway and securing a place for U.S. Henry Clay Merriam at a location 56 miles (90 km) northwest of Spokane at the junction of the Columbia and Spokane Rivers. On October 21, 1880, Camp Spokane was established by U.S. Glover became the founder and "Father of Spokane" and one of its first mayors as well. Glover built a store and lived with his wife in a building on the southeast corner of what is now Spokane Falls Boulevard and Howard Street. The presence of soldiers encouraged families to move to Spokane, expanding its population. They built Fort Coeur d’Alene, and Glover sold food and goods to the soldiers. In 1877 soldiers that were fighting a war against the Nez Perce Indians spent the winter in Spokane. By 1875, Matheney became doubtful that the Northern Pacific Railroad come to Spokane and sold his stake in the venture to Glover. Glover invited settlers from Oregon to join him, though without much success. Glover and Matheney knew that the Northern Pacific Railroad Company had received a government charter to build a main line across this northern route. They realized the investment potential and bought the claims of 160 acres and the sawmill from Downing and Scranton for $2,000 each. Glover and Jasper Matheney, Oregonians passing through the region in 1873 recognized the value of the Spokane River and its falls. Together they built the first commercial building in Spokane Falls, a small sawmill on a claim located near the south bank of the Spokane Falls. Downing claimed 160 acres on the south bank and Scranton filed on 160 acres on the north bank. Marshal in Montana alleging livestock theft. Downing and Scranton were the subjects of arrest warrants held by the U.S. Scranton, built a cabin and established a claim at Spokane Falls in 1871. Downing, with his wife, step-daughter, and S.R. The first American settlers, squatters J.J. ![]() Joint American-British occupation of Oregon Country, in effect since the Treaty of 1818, ended with the signing of the Oregon Treaty in 1846. In 1810, the Spokane commenced major trading with white men when the North West Company's Spokane House was established on their lands. They often lived with them, took on their customs, and intermarriage was not uncommon. They were friendly with the native people they encountered. Early in the 19th century, white fur trappers from the east came into the northern Columbia Plateau forests. The Spokane people shared their culture and Salishan language with several other tribes, including the Coeur d' Alenes, Kalispels, Pend Oreilles, Flatheads, Kootenays, and Colvilles among others. The Spokane consisted of three bands that lived along the Spokane River. The Spokane Falls were the tribe's center of trade and fishing. By the 13th century, the Spokane had developed permanent winter villages typically situated on rivers, especially along rapids and other places where fish were plentiful. Initially, the settlers hunted predominantly bison and antelope, but after the game migrated out of the region, the native people became dependent on gathering roots, berries, and fish. For unrecorded millennia, the Spokane tribe lived in the area around the Spokane River and led a seasonal way of life that consisted of fishing, hunting, and gathering. The Spokane Falls and its surroundings were a gathering place and focus for settlement for the area's indigenous people due to the fertile hunting grounds and abundance of salmon in the Spokane River. ![]()
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