Timeline of Spokane, Washington explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Spokane, Washington, USA.

19th Century

• 1874 - Spokane Falls settlement established in Washington Territory by James N. Glover.
• 1879 - Spokane Times newspaper begins publication.
• 1880 - Population: 350.
• 1881 - November 29: Spokane Falls incorporated as a town and then as a City.
• 1882 - Spokane becomes seat of Spokane County.
• 1883
  • Northern Pacific Railway begins operating.
  • Central School opens.
• 1884 - YMCA established.http://www.ymcaspokane.org/our-history/
• 1887
  • Sacred Heart Hospital opens.^[1]
  • Jesuit Gonzaga College established.
• 1889
  • August 4–6: The Great Fire.
  • Union Pacific Railroad begins operating.
  • Town becomes part of the new U.S. State of Washington.
• 1890
  • Town of Spokane Falls renamed "Spokane."
  • Casino Opera House opens (approximate date).
  • Population: 19,922.
• 1891
  • Spokane High School and Holy Names Academy built.
  • Amtrak inter-city rail station opened.
• 1892 - Great Northern Railway built.
• 1893 - September 19: Franz Ferdinand of Austria visits town incognito.^[2]
• 1894 - The Spokesman-Review newspaper in publication.
• 1895
  • Spokane County Courthouse built.^[3]
  • U.S. military Fort George Wright established near town.
• 1896 - Deaconess Hospital established.
• 1897 - Chamber of Commerce^[4] and Spokane Stock Exchange established.
• 1900 - Population: 36,848.

20th century

• 1904
  • Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad began operations (until 1929).
  • Manito Park and Botanical Gardens created.
• 1905
  • Spokane Public Library building opens.^[5]
  • Woman's Club formed.
• 1908 - Portland-Spokane railway begins operating.
• 1909 - Federal building constructed.
• 1910
  • Commission form of government adopted.
  • Population: 104,402.
• 1914
  • Whitworth College active.
  • Davenport Hotel in business.^[6]
  • Clemmer Theater built.
• 1915 - Spokane Mountaineers club formed.https://web.archive.org/web/20150212063703/http://www.spokanemountaineers.org/content/about/index.php
• 1916
  • Eastern Washington State Historical Society established.
  • Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture established as the Cheney Cowles Museum.
• 1919 - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter founded.
• 1921 - Civic building opens.
• 1925 - October: National Indian Congress held.^[7]
• 1929
  • Spokane Daily Times begins publication.^[8]
  • Cambern Dutch Shop Windmill built.^[9]
• 1931 - Fox Theater an Art Deco movie theater
• 1932 - Park Inn opens.^[10]
• 1933 - Grand Coulee Dam construction begins in vicinity of Spokane.
• 1935 - Benewah Milk Bottle building constructed.
• 1938 - Spokane Art Center opens.
• 1939 - Doyle's Ice Cream Parlor opens.^[11]
• 1942 - U.S. military Fairchild Air Force Base begins operating near Spokane.
• 1946
  • Spokane municipal airport active.
  • Yoke's Fresh Market in business.
• 1947 - Spokane Civic Theatre incorporated.
• 1954
  • Spokane Coliseum opens.
  • Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist built.
• 1955 - NorthTown Mall in business.
• 1960
  • Mayor-council-manager form of government adopted.
  • Population: 181,608.
• 1963
  • Spokane Community College established.
  • Protest during the Civil Rights Movement
• 1967 - Spokane Falls Community College opens.
• 1974
  • Spokane Convention Center built.
  • Pavilion Opera House and River Park Square shopping center open.
  • Expo '74 world's fair held in Spokane.
• 1977 - Lilac Bloomsday Run begins.
• 1978
  • Spokane Fire Station Museum established.^[12]
  • Riverfront Park established.
• 1981
  • Spokane River Centennial Trail constructed.^[13]
  • Spokane Historic Landmarks Commission created.
• 1990 - Spokane Hoopfest begins.^[14]
• 1995
  • Community Health Association of Spokane active.^[15]
  • Spokane Arena opens.
• 1996 - City website online (approximate date).^{[16] [17]}
• 1997
  • Spokane Preservation Advocates organized.http://www.spokanepreservation.org/
  • Spokane Valley Mall in business near city.
• 1999 - Spokane Washington Temple opens.

21st century

• 2003
  • September 23: Gun incident at high school.^[18]
  • James E. West becomes the 43rd mayor.^[19]
• 2005
  • Cathy McMorris Rodgers becomes U.S. representative for Washington's 5th congressional district.^[20]
  • Spokane Valley Heritage Museum established.
• 2007 - Spokane hosts U.S. Figure Skating Championships
• 2010
  • Population: 208,916.^[21]
  • Spokane hosts U.S. Figure Skating Championships
• 2011 - January: Bombing attempt.^[22]
• 2012 - David Condon becomes the 46th mayor of Spokane.
• 2020
  • Population: 228,989.^[23]
  • Nadine Woodward becomes the 47th Mayor of Spokane.
  • Construction began on the Spokane Sportsplex owned by the Spokane Public Facilities District.
  • Construction began on the City Line.

See also

• History of Spokane, Washington
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Spokane
• Timeline of Washington (state) history

other cities in Washington

• Timeline of Seattle
• Timeline of the Tri-Cities, Washington

Bibliography

• Book: Settlers' guide to homes in the northwest, being a hand-book of Spokane Falls, W.T. . Dallam, Ansell & Edwards . Spokane Falls . 1885 .
  • Spokane . 25 . 713 - 714 . 1910 . . 1.
  • Book: Spokane City Directory . 1913 . Polk . 2027/uc1.l0065060402 .
  • Inland Empire Mining and the Growth of Spokane, 1883-1905 . W. Hudson Kensel . Pacific Northwest Quarterly . 60 . 2 . 84–97 . 1969 . 40488655. .
• Crusade for Equality: Spokane's Civil Rights Movement during the Early 1960s . Dwayne A. Mack . Pacific Northwest Quarterly . 95 . 2003. .
• Book: Dwayne A. Mack. Black Spokane: The Civil Rights Struggle in the Inland Northwest. 2014. University of Oklahoma Press. 978-0-8061-4712-3. .

External links

• Items related to Spokane, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our History . providence.org . Providence . 11 August 2022.
2. Franz Ferdinand at Spokane—1893 . C. S. Kingston . Washington Historical Quarterly . 16 . 1 . 3–7 . 1925 . 40475476 .
3. Web site: Historical Dates and Maps . Spokane County . December 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130118202922/http://spokanecounty.org/content.aspx?c=1170 . January 18, 2013 .
4. Web site: Finding Aids . . December 30, 2014.
5. Book: American Library Annual, 1917-1918 . 1918 . 7 v . New York . R.R. Bowker Co. .
6. Web site: Pacific Coast Architecture Database . Alan Michelson . University of Washington . Seattle . December 30, 2014 .
7. Web site: Barnes Northwest Room: Digital Collections . Spokane Public Library . December 30, 2014 .
8. Web site: US Newspaper Directory . Washington DC . Chronicling America . Library of Congress . December 30, 2014 .
9. Web site: Historic Properties of Spokane . Historic Preservation Office . City-County of Spokane . December 30, 2014 .
10. News: Brand . Nathan . Park Inn: The Untold Story . 10 August 2022 . The Inlander . 9 January 2013.
11. Web site: Nailen . Dan . Best Of Food . inlander.com . The Inlander . 10 August 2022.
12. Book: Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada . 2002 . 0759100020 . American Association for State and Local History . Washington: Spokane . https://books.google.com/books?id=LY0Q5Rv4O3YC&pg=PA857 .
13. Web site: History: Time Line . City of Spokane . December 30, 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20141202144515/http://www.spokanecity.org/services/about/spokane/history/timeline/ . December 2, 2014 .
14. Web site: Spokane Hoopfest . www.spokanehoopfest.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090609012248/http://www.spokanehoopfest.net/Organization/History.htm . 2009-06-09.
15. Web site: Spokane, Washington . . New York . Nonprofit Explorer . Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei . December 30, 2014 .
16. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19981205233640/http://www.spokanecity.org/ . City of Spokane . 1998-12-05 . .
17. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19970113051946/http://www.spokpl.lib.wa.us/city.html . City Government Home Page . 1997-01-13 . Spokane Public Library .
18. Web site: Student Shot in Standoff at a Spokane High School . September 23, 2003 . New York Times .
19. Web site: James West, 55, Spokane Mayor Ousted in a Sex Scandal, Dies . July 25, 2006 . New York Times .
20. Book: Official Congressional Directory: 109th Congress . 2005 . Washington, D.C. . Government Printing Office . Washington . https://books.google.com/books?id=Kl_GqvpDelsC&pg=PA283 . Official Congressional Directory . 9780160724664 .
21. Web site: Spokane (city), Washington . State & County QuickFacts . U.S. Census Bureau . December 30, 2014 .
22. Web site: In Spokane, a Mystery With No Good Solution . February 13, 2011 . New York Times .
23. Web site: QuickFacts 2020 . census.gov . U.S. Census Bureau . 11 August 2022.