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8 unusual facts about Spokane River


Gonzaga Bulldogs baseball

The earliest known venue of the program is Underhill Park, located off-campus across the Spokane River.

Joe Albi Stadium

Primarily used for high school football, it is located in the northwest part of the city, just east of the Spokane River.

Post Falls, Idaho

Post Falls is named after Frederick Post, a German immigrant who constructed a lumber mill along the Spokane River in 1871 on land he purchased from Andrew Seltice, Chief of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe.

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital

Sacred Heart was the region's first hospital, a 31 bed, wood-framed structure built along the Spokane River where the Spokane Convention Center now stands.

Spokane River

Today, the Spokane River supports populations of rainbow trout, northern pikeminnow, and Bridgelip Suckers (Catostomus columbianus), as well as several non-native species.

Until the 18th century, the Coeur d'Alene (Schḭtsu'umsh) and Spokane Indians (along with other Salish peoples) used to live and travel along the banks of the Spokane River.

U.S. Route 395 in Washington

Sometime in the 1950s, the southbound lanes were relocated to Browne Street, which is immediately due south of the Spokane River.

From the late 1940s to late 1990s, US 395 used the bridge over the Little Spokane River at Wandermere.



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