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Fort George Wright

7 Locations ~ Curated by Lee Nilsson
A tour of historic Fort George Wright in Spokane, Washington.

Japanese Americans of Spokane

9 Locations ~ Curated by Anna Harbine
Japanese-Americans have a long history in Spokane. From their arrival with the railroad to their struggles in WWII, the city contains many remnants reminding us of our strong ties with the Japanese-American community. Here you will find a tour highlighting historic sites related to the history of Spokane's Japanese-American community.

Ghost Signs of Spokane

17 Locations ~ Curated by Frank Oesterheld, Anna Harbine, Caitlin Shain, and Erin Pulley
The Ghost Signs tour is a student-led project that cataloged the signs painted on the sides of the downtown buildings. In addition to this digital tour, students created a walking tour complete with a pamphlet.

Fort Spokane

20 Locations ~ Curated by The Lake Roosevelt Partnership
Fort Spokane feature layers of fascinating and often heart-breaking history. The site, now administered by the National Park Service and Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, began life as the last Army Fort built on the American frontier. It later became an Boarding School for the forced assimilation of Native American children. After that is served as a tuberculosis sanatorium for native men and women with that often deadly disease. This virtual tour shares some of the stories embedded…

Browne's Addition

14 Locations ~ Curated by Zachary Wnek
Browne's Addition was Spokane's first neighborhood. For decades this neighborhood was an enclave for the city's elite residents. This tour begins and ends at the MAC. This tour is slightly less than 1.5 miles and highlights historic buildings here in the Browne's Addition neighborhood. In the summer of 1878 the area called Spokane Falls was sparsely populated having only 54 residents. At this time James N. Glover still owned most of the city when John J. Browne came to Spokane from…
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