Washington Genealogy

The website has received several contributions for Spokane Pictures & Postcards from the early to mid 1900’s. So to help keep it simple, I will split them by contributor or subject matter. Since I only have a few up, they are listed by their gracious owners. Please check them out, and enjoy a bit of the past with us. Post Cards from the Past School Photos ~ Various Contributors Julie Shepard ~ Photo’s of various Spokane scenes. Bob Shannon ~ Photo collection of Moran Prairie Homesteads. Pamela Wagoner ~ Hutton School, 8th Grade, circa 1936. Ken Schade ~ Various Spokane business photo’s. Leslie Mikesell Wood ~ …

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These are all the listings I could find for Cemeteries in Spokane County, if you know the location of any more, please let me know. Ahavath Israel Cemetery Anderson Family Cemetery Bassett Springs Cemetery Chattaroy Cemetery Chester Cemetery Curby Cemetery Dartford Cemetery Deep Creek Cemetery Elk Cemetery Evergreen (Hillyard Masonic) Cemetery Evergreen IOOF (North Pine) Cemetery Fairfield (Fairview) Cemetery Fairmont Cemetery Fairview Cemetery, Cheney Fairview (Jerue) Cemetery, Medical Lake Fairview Cemetery, Rockford First Deer Park Cemetery Fort Wright Military Cemetery Four Mound Prairie Cemetery Freeman (Evergreen Cemetery) Graham Road Cemetery Green Mound (Evergreen IOOF) Cemetery Greenwood Cemetery Hangman Creek Cemetery Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery …

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Green Bluff is a small unincorporated farming community in Spokane County, and the name of a nearby cliff. Long ago Native Americans burned away the underbrush on the bluff to give them better vision while they hunted game. A repercussion of this act was the growth of thick green grass around the evergreen trees, giving the area a park-like appearance. The bluff was given the name “Green Bluff” by early pioneers. Peone Prairie, a valley to the south of the bluff was a gathering place for Native American tribes who frequented Green Bluff. Baptiste Peone was chief of the valley camp, and …

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Cheney, (pronounced che’-ne) is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. Eastern Washington University is located in Cheney, and its population grows to approximately 17,600 people on a temporary basis when classes at Eastern Washington University are in session. Named for Boston railroad tycoon Benjamin Pierce Cheney, Cheney was officially incorporated on November 28, 1883. Cheney developed into the city known today because of its strong ties to education, rail, and agriculture. This provided a strong economic base for the community and was the result of a much larger event that took place in the United States. In 1858, …

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Airway Heights Airway Heights, is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, just west of Spokane. The city’s name was taken from its close proximity to Fairchild Air Force Base and Spokane International Airport. Growth in the City was spurred by the opening of the Airway Heights Correction Center by the Washington State Department of Corrections in 1992 and the opening of the Northern Quest Resort & Casino by the Kalispel Indian Tribe. City Homepage http://www.cawh.org/ Amber Amber is an unincorporated community in Spokane County. The town, which has few residents, is located along Amber Lake. Chattaroy Chattaroy is …

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