Spokane
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- Names
Spokane
Spokane Falls
- Place Type
- inhabited place
- Description
- Located on falls of Spokane River in E Washington; 2nd largest city in state; named for Spokane Indians; grew rapidly as trade & shipping center due to fertile land & central location; 1889 fire destroyed city; rebuilt in 1900 & redeveloped industries.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- AAA: Oregon/Washington (1993); Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);
- Born
Wendell Phillips Brazeau (American, 1910-1974)
Kenneth L. Callahan (American, 1905-1986)
Mallette Dean (American, 1907-1975)
Leo Kenney (American, 1925-2001)
John Mincks (American, 1940-2007)
Megan Murphy (American, born 1969)
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