Timeline of Spokane, Washington

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Spokane, Washington, USA.

19th Century

• 1874 - Spokane Falls settlement established in Washington Territory by James N. Glover.
• 1879 - Spokane Times newspaper begins publication.
• 1880 - Population: 350.
• 1881 - November 29: Spokane Falls incorporated as a town and then as a City.
• 1882 - Spokane becomes seat of Spokane County.
• 1883
• Northern Pacific Railway begins operating.
• Central School opens.
• 1884 - YMCA established.
• 1887
• Sacred Heart Hospital opens.
• Jesuit Gonzaga College established.
• 1889
• August 4–6: The Great Fire.
• Union Pacific Railroad begins operating.
• Town becomes part of the new U.S. State of Washington.
• 1890
• Town of Spokane Falls renamed "Spokane."
• Casino Opera House opens (approximate date).
• Population: 19,922.
• 1891
• Spokane High School and Holy Names Academy built.
• Amtrak inter-city rail station opened.
• 1892 - Great Northern Railway built.
• 1893 - September 19: Franz Ferdinand of Austria visits town incognito.
• 1894 - The Spokesman-Review newspaper in publication.
• 1895
• Spokane County Courthouse built.
• U.S. military Fort George Wright established near town.
• 1896 - Deaconess Hospital established.
• 1897 - Chamber of Commerce and Spokane Stock Exchange established.
• 1900 - Population: 36,848.

20th century

• 1904
• Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad began operations (until 1929).
• Manito Park and Botanical Gardens created.
• 1905
• Spokane Public Library building opens.
• Woman's Club formed.
• 1908 - Portland-Spokane railway begins operating.
• 1909 - Federal building constructed.
• 1910
• Commission form of government adopted.
• Population: 104,402.
• 1914
• Whitworth College active.
• Davenport Hotel in business.
• Clemmer Theater built.
• 1915 - Spokane Mountaineers club formed.https://web.archive.org/web/20150212063703/http://www.spokanemountaineers.org/content/about/index.php
• 1916
• Eastern Washington State Historical Society established.
• Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture established as the Cheney Cowles Museum.
• 1919 - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter founded.
• 1921 - Civic building opens.
• 1925 - October: National Indian Congress held.
• 1929
• Spokane Daily Times begins publication.
• Cambern Dutch Shop Windmill built.
• 1931 - Fox Theater an Art Deco movie theater
• 1932 - Park Inn opens.
• 1933 - Grand Coulee Dam construction begins in vicinity of Spokane.
• 1935 - Benewah Milk Bottle building constructed.
• 1938 - Spokane Art Center opens.
• 1939 - Doyle's Ice Cream Parlor opens.
• 1942 - U.S. military Fairchild Air Force Base begins operating near Spokane.
• 1946
• Spokane municipal airport active.
• Yoke's Fresh Market in business.
• 1947 - Spokane Civic Theatre incorporated.
• 1954
• Spokane Coliseum opens.
• Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist built.
• 1955 - NorthTown Mall in business.
• 1960
• Mayor-council-manager form of government adopted.
• Population: 181,608.
• 1963
• Spokane Community College established.
• Protest during the Civil Rights Movement
• 1967 - Spokane Falls Community College opens.
• 1974
• Spokane Convention Center built.
• Pavilion Opera House and River Park Square shopping center open.
• Expo '74 world's fair held in Spokane.
• 1977 - Lilac Bloomsday Run begins.
• 1978
• Spokane Fire Station Museum established.
• Riverfront Park established.
• 1981
• Spokane River Centennial Trail constructed.
• Spokane Historic Landmarks Commission created.
• 1990 - Spokane Hoopfest begins.
• 1995
• Community Health Association of Spokane active.
• Spokane Arena opens.
• 1996 - City website online (approximate date).
• 1997
• Spokane Preservation Advocates organized.http://www.spokanepreservation.org/
• Spokane Valley Mall in business near city.
• 1999 - Spokane Washington Temple opens.

21st century

• 2003
• September 23: Gun incident at high school.
• James E. West becomes the 43rd mayor.
• 2005
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers becomes U.S. representative for Washington's 5th congressional district.
• Spokane Valley Heritage Museum established.
• 2007 - Spokane hosts U.S. Figure Skating Championships
• 2010
• Population: 208,916.
• Spokane hosts U.S. Figure Skating Championships
• 2011 - January: Bombing attempt.
• 2012 - David Condon becomes the 46th mayor of Spokane.
• 2020
• Population: 228,989.
• Nadine Woodward becomes the 47th Mayor of Spokane.
• Construction began on the Spokane Sportsplex owned by the Spokane Public Facilities District.
• Construction began on the City Line.

See also

• History of Spokane, Washington
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Spokane
• Timeline of Washington (state) history

other cities in Washington

• Timeline of Seattle
• Timeline of the Tri-Cities, Washington

References

Bibliography

External links

• Items related to Spokane, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).