Audubon-Downriver in Spokane in Spokane County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Chief Spokane Garry School
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, September 1, 2025
1. Chief Spokane Gary School Marker
Near this site Chief Spokane Garry held school in 1830. The school house, 50 x 20, was constructed of pine poles covered with tule mats, sewed together by the Indian women. Spokane Garry was born about 1813 to 1825. He was taken by Sir George Simpson of the Hudson's Bay Co. to the Red River Missionary School near Winnipeg, Canada where he was educated. Chief Garry was teacher and missionary to his people for sixty years.
Erected 1964 by Spokane Garry Chapter DAR.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 47° 41.17′ N, 117° 26.287′ W. Marker is in Spokane, Washington, in Spokane County. It is in Audubon-Downriver. It is on West Euclid Avenue west of N Ash Place, on the left when traveling west. The marker is positioned across the street from Drumheller Springs Park, Spokane Park & Rec. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1721 W Euclid Ave, Spokane WA 99205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, on the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spokane Library (approx. ¾ mile away); Isabell "Isabella" Johnson Savage Conway (approx. 0.9 miles away); Whist-Alks Way (approx. 1.3 miles away); Look Up, Look Around! (approx. 1½ miles away); Home of Lt. Colonel Jack D. Holsclaw (approx. 1.6 miles away); Canada Island Resolution
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Col. George Wright (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, September 1, 2025
2. Chief Spokane Garry School Marker
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, September 1, 2025
3. View from the road: Chief Spokane Garry School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on November 16, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. Photos: 1. submitted on October 1, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2025, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
