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Obama administration set to decide soon on rules governing off-reservation Indian casinos...recognition in recent decades and are looking to establish a reservation. Off-reservation casinos already exist in Milwaukee and Spokane, Wash., having been approved in the 1990s. About a dozen tribes have applied to set up casinos far... In this article: Richmond, Loni Hancock, San Francisco Bay, Portland, and Unemployment |
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The Spokesman Review | 1 day ago
In brief: Spokane man dies of swine flu - Wed, 25 Nov 2009 PST
...and have some immunity to the current strain. The man's death was the seventh confirmed swine flu death of a Spokane County resident. Spokane police are still looking for information about an assault outside of a downtown Spokane nightclub...
In this article: Idaho, Parole, and Prison Rape Elimination Act
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Spokane elementary schools switch to number grades - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 PST
...only in kindergarten through third grade. The new report cards for Spokane Public Schools have been in the works for about eight years. Spokane school officials and a committee looked at the experiences of other districts such as Vancouver,...
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Spokane, CdA residents get head start on snow supplies - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 PST
...the limit. It happened in February 1969, when the weather service measured snow on the ground at 36 pounds per square foot in Spokane. Spokane's city building director, Joe Wizner, said he agrees with the conclusion of the engineering...
In this article: Ace Hardware, Mary Verner, and Rosauers
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PBS | 6 days ago
Spokane Schools Move Away From Letter Grades
SPOKANE, WA (N3) - This week (11/19-11/25), school teachers in Spokane are meeting with parents to talk about students' fall grades. What's different this year, for grades four-through-six anyway, is that the traditional letter grades are...
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Puget Sound Business Journal | 7 days ago
Horizon Air adds San Jose-Spokane service
Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 8:52am PST | Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 9:08am Horizon Air adds San Jose-Spokane service Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) - Silicon Valley/San Jose, Calif Business Journal Horizon Air...
In this article: Horizon Air, San Jose, Sacramento, Alaska Airlines, and NYSE
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Driver leads police on chase from Spokane to Post Falls - Wed, 18 Nov 2009 PST
Driver leads police on chase from Spokane to Post Falls Tags: car chase Chase jennifer deruwe Spokane Police Department Spokane police chased an erratic driver from east Spokane to Post Falls along Interstate 90 before disabling the...
In this article: Post Falls
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Centre Daily Times | 7 days ago
Horizon Air Adding Direct Flights from Spokane to Sacramento and San Jose
SPOKANE, Wash. - Horizon Air will launch twice-daily direct service from Spokane to Sacramento and San Jose starting March 26, 2010, providing a new link between these three vital and growing metropolitan regions. "This new service...
In this article: Sacramento, Horizon Air, San Jose, Alaska Airlines, and Starbucks
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Spokane jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent - Wed, 18 Nov 2009 PST
Spokane jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent Statewide, numbers up; economist still cautious Spokane County employers hired more than 3,000 workers in October, lifting total employment numbers to the highest level since February, and...
In this article: Spokane County, Seattle, and Boise, Idaho
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The News Tribune | November 17, 2009
Two brothers arrested in Spokane road rage incident: Woman's hand broken by assailant
Two brothers arrested in Spokane road rage incident: Woman s hand broken by assailant One man grabbed her phone before she could call 911, breaking her hand in front of her husband and grandchildren as he screamed at the family for driving...
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Spokane: Man delivers himself to jail � with a crash
Spokane: Man delivers himself to jail with a crash A man crashed his mother's sport-utility vehicle through a garage door at the Spokane County Jail and straight into the prisoner intake area. KHQ-TV reports that shortly before the...
In this article: Khq-tv and Lincoln Navigator
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Spokane (pronounced: /spoʊˈkæn/, ) is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. Spokane is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, as well as the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region. The city is located on the Spokane River in Eastern Washington and is 110 miles (180 km) south of the Canadian border, approximately 20 mi from the Washington-Idaho border, and 231 mi east of Seattle, Washington.
Canadian David Thompson explored the Spokane area and began European settlement of Spokane with the westward expansion and establishment of the North West Company’s Spokane House in 1810. The Spokane House was the first long-term European settlement in Washington state and the center of the fur trade between the Rockies and the Cascades for 16 years. In the late 1800s, gold and silver were discovered in the Inland Northwest. The Spokane area is considered to be one of the most productive and reformed mining districts in North America. Spokane’s economy has traditionally been natural resource based, however, the city’s economy has diversified to encompass other industries, including the high-tech and biotech sectors.
The city of Spokan Falls (the "e" was added in 1883 and "Falls" dropped in 1891) was settled in 1871 and officially incorporated as a city on November 29, 1881. The city's name is drawn from the Native American tribe known as the Spokane, which means "Children of the Sun" in Salish. The name is often mispronounced "Spo-CAIN", while the correct pronunciation is "Spo-CAN". Spokane's official nickname is the "Lilac City", named after the flowers that have flourished since their introduction to the area in the early 20th century. Completion of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1881 brought major settlement to the Spokane area.
- Name:
- City of Spokane
- Also Known As:
- The Lilac City
- Type:
- City
- Motto:
- Near Nature. Near Perfect.
- Government type:
- Mayor-Council/Strong Mayor
- Founding Date:
- November 29, 1881
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 58.5
- Total Area (km):
- 151.6
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 57.8
- Land Area (km):
- 149.6
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 0.8
- Water Area (km):
- 2.0
- Elevation (ft):
- 2376
- Elevation (m):
- 724
- Time Zone:
- PST
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