Washington Genealogy

Green Bluff, Spokane County, Washington

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, Spokane County, Washington

Spokane County

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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Towns of Spokane County, Washington

Spokane County

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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History of Central Washington

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Index to A history of central Washington : including the famous Wenatchee, Entiat, Chelan and the Columbia Valleys, with an index and eighty scenic-historical illustrations. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z Other Washington Research Washington Cemetery Tombstones Kittitas County Washington History and Genealogy Washington State Biographical Brevities (ask for a look-up) Columbia County Garfield County Walla Walla City Walla Walla County Whitman County

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History of Central Washington – Surnames W-Y-Z

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Wagner, E. 71 Whited, Kirk 175 Walberg, Edmund 177 Wiedrich, Joseph 302 Walker, Miss Cecil 476 Wilcox, Myron D. 176 Walker, Albert 387 Wilks, Sam & James 173 Walker, Percy 285 Will, Chas. F. 174 Wallace, O. V. 178 Williams, J. L. 231 Walsh, John 173 Williams, Mrs. Burt J. 525 Ward, C. C. 370 Willis, W. H. 123 Warner, W. J. 320 Wilson, D. C. 388 Warren, Mrs. Eliza Spalding 471 Wilson, Posey 534 Water Right, Value of 71 Witte, J. H. 300 Waterman, Dr. W. A. 498 Witte, August 298 Watson, J. Howard 462 Wolf, William 441 Webb,

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History of Central Washington – Surnames T-U-V

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Tandy Brothers 379 To Market 50 miles 152 Taylor, F. V. 169 Tourist Club 526 Tetherow, S. S. 73 Town Building 460 Tewkesbury, D. B. 522 Trask, Egbert 342 Therian, Richard 107 Treadwell, David 338 Third Settler Entiat Valley 422 Trimble, W. S. 287 Thomas, Vance 279 Tripp, Tallman 34 Thomas, Al. 280 Trumble, Mr. & Mrs. R. Edward 273 Thompson, Adam 415 Tupper, Amos 168 Thorp, Frank S. 293 Turner, James 170 Thrall, Russell 322 Twain, Mark 515 Thursday Hustler’s Club, 526 U Thwoe, Jake 422 Ustad, O. 287 Tibbetts, M. O. 542 Utter, Rev. Frank B. 503

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History of Central Washington – Surname R-S

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Railroad to Oroville 451 Shepard, A. V. 237 Ralston, Howell 391 Sherman, I. W. 588 Ralston, Mary 390 Sherwood, E. W. 398 Rarey, W. T. 157 Shotwell Ditch 540 Redmond Family 398 Shotwell, J. A. 540 Reed, Chas. B. 540 Shugart, E. D. 403 Reed, Mrs. Chas. B. 496 Simmons, H. S. 141 Reed, Will 286 Simmons, Mrs. H. S. 144 Reed, Henry 295 Simmons, I. N. 303 Reeder, W. D. 223 Simpson, J. P. 525 Reeder, Charles E. 223 Skolopia, Jacob 234 Reeves, I. W. 220 Slack, Thomas 123 Reeves, Frank 589 Slawson, Frank D. 360 Reeves, Mrs. Frank

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History of Central Washington – Surnames N-O-P

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Nash, L. B. 77 Patterson, Mrs. Mary E. 148 Newell, E. A. 127 Patterson, Duncan 203 Neubauer, N. I. 92 Patterson. Hector 203 Nicholson, W. S. 461 Perkins, S. W., Mr. & Mrs. 152 Nixon, Thos. L. 512 Pershall 486 Nolup, Chas. G. 122 Peshastin 377 Noland, S. D. & J. D. 265 Peshastin Ditch, The 354 Norman, Amil 312 Peters, John R. 567 Nunemaker, E. R. 521 Peters, A. B. 567 O Phillips, Scott W. 269 O’Connor, J. J. 264 Pioneer Life at Brown’s Flat 314 Olive, Walter M. 554 Pitcher, Alex 153 Oliver Brothers 266 Pitcher, Geo.

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History of Central Washington – Surname I-J-K

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Icicle Canal 574 Keiser, Chas. F. 594 Indian Silico 407 Keller, Frank F. 181 Indian Scare 169 Kellogg Saw Mill, The 449 Indian Torture 153 Kellogg, L. E. 46 Ingersol, E. D. 108 Kelly, Hugo 525 Irby, I. 116 Kelly, Father Daniel P. 498 Irwin, W. T. 112 Kelly, Hays 525 Israel, Andrew 441 Kennedy, R. C. 247 J Kern, Paris 245 Jackson, Eugene 107 Kincherf, Nicholas 391 Jellison, Harvey 204 King, T. C. 204 Johnson, Andrew 107 King, W. W., Mr. & Mrs., 249 Johnson, J. M. 301 Kingman, M. M. 486 Johnson, A. P. 376 Kinzebach,

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History of Central Washington – Surname L

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Laden, John W. 522 Leonard, Dike 129 Ladies Musical Club 527 Lewis & Clarke Fair 564 Lakeside Light, The 522 Lewis, Grace McQuarrie, Mrs. 472 Lake Wenatchee 397 Lillis, John 181 Lanham, Z. A. 129 Lindley, J. T. 555 Lanham, Mrs. Z. A. 454 Lindsay, Maj. A. S., 521 Lanham, John R. 249 Lister, Gov. 349 Lanham, Josiah 248 Little, Wm. H. 260 Lamer, Geo. W. 117 Little, D. W. 462 Larsen, Iver A. 172 Lockwood & Canaday 107 Laurie, Rev. J. A. 282 Long, E. C. 553 Lawrence, P. W. 132 Longston, Rev. J. A. 480 Layfield &

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