West Spokane in Spokane County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Col. George Wright
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, July 3, 2009
1. Col George Wright Marker
September 5, 1858
Col. George Wright
Commanding Ninth Infantry USA
pitched camp after winning the
Battle of Spokane Plains
The last fight with Indians
in this part of the
Inland Empire
Erected 1925 by Esther Reed Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. Memorial has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 47° 40.518′ N, 117° 27.679′ W. Memorial was in Spokane, Washington, in Spokane County. It was in West Spokane. It was at the intersection of West Whistalks Way and Mitchell Drive, on the right when traveling east on West Whistalks Way. Touch for map. Memorial was at or near this postal address: 3305 W Whistalks Way, Spokane WA 99224, United States of America.
We have been informed that this memorial is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this memorial was in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it was in North America, the Pacific Rim,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this location, measured as the crow flies: Whist-Alks Way (a few steps from this marker); American Legion Cenotaph (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named American Legion Cenotaph (approx. 0.9 miles away); Llewellyn Marks "Louis" Davenport (approx. one mile away); Robert Edmund Strahorn Early Railroad Entrepreneur 1852-1944 (approx. one mile away); Amos Bradley (approx. one mile away); William Horatio Lewis (approx. 1.1 miles away); Walter Lawson (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spokane.
More about this memorial. In 1925, the Esther Reed DAR chapter erected the monument at the site on which Col. George Wright commanding the 9th Infantry U.S. Army, pitched camp after winning the battle of the Spokane Plains. This would be the last fight with the Native Americans in this part of the Inland Empire. It was placed on what would become the grounds of Spokane Falls Community College, toward the back north cliff facing the Spokane river. Due to campus
Photographed by Spokane Daily Chronicle
2. Photo taken in 1936, Spokane Daily Chronicle: Col. George Wright Marker
Colonel Walter S. Drysdale, Commander, Fort George Wright, Mrs. H.B. Graybill, Chapter Regent, Max Halling, Color Bearer, presented Good Citizenship Medals, given by Esther Reed Chapter, Spokane, to Beverly Potter, Evelyn Partridge, Jane Connor, at Monument erected by chapter (1925) to commemorate camp site where Colonel George Wright, Commander 9th infantry, USA, ended the battle of the Spokane Plains, September 5, 1858, last fight in the Inland Empire with Indians.
In 1998, due to the widening of the Fort George Wright drive to four lanes, it was then relocated across the street, approximately 60 feet to what is now the sidewalk in front of Building #9, the Lodge, formerly the Officers Club during WWI. This marker has been replaced by the Whist-Alks Way marker.
Additional keywords. WSSDAR
Photo courtesy of Julie and Charles Pittmann, July 3, 2009
3. Col. George Wright Marker
Photographed by Spokane Daily Chronicle, September 7, 1968
4. Caption in Newspaper: Monument Spruced Up
Cleaning up the Col. George Wright Memorial plaque and monument, newly located on the Spokane Community College campus, are Michael Moore, college student body president, and Mrs. Claude Nelson, regent of the Esther Reed chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Erected by the DAR in 1925 to commemorate Wrights victory at Spokane Plains and his Sept.5, 1858, camp site, the monument recently was moved to Fort Wright Drive in front of SCC (now SFCC) Student Center, southeast of the original location.
Spokane Daily Chronicle, September 7th, 1968.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on October 5, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. Photos: 1. submitted on August 31, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. 2. submitted on October 5, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. 3. submitted on August 31, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. 4. submitted on October 5, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
