Fort Spokane in Lincoln County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Fort Spokane

Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, September 13, 2016

1. Fort Spokane Marker

Inscription. Established in 1880 as Camp Spokane, this U. S. Army post insured relative peace between nearby Indian reservations and the increasing number of settlers to the south. The post was transferred to the Indian Bureau in 1899 and for the next 30 years it served as an Indian boarding school, tuberculosis sanatorium, and hospital.

Time has reduced most of the original 45 buildings to silent foundations.

One of the survivors is the brick guardhouse, now the Visitor Center, which we encourage you to visit before walking the Sentinel Trail.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 47° 54.187′ N, 118° 18.536′ W. Marker is in Fort Spokane, Washington, in Lincoln County. It can be reached from Washington Route 25 0.1 miles north of Miles Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is by parking lot for the Fort Spokane Visitor Center and Museum in Lake Roosevelt National Recreational Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office

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area: Davenport WA 99122, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Columbia Basin and in Greater Spokane.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Welcome to Fort Spokane (a few steps from this marker); Fort Spokane History (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line).

Fort Spokane image. Click for full size.

Unknown via University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections UW10960 (public domain), circa 1895

2. Fort Spokane

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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