Welcome to the Eastern Washington History.org Website
This free website is dedicated to expanding knowledge and providing enrichment for the reader on Inland Northwest history. The main focus is the regional history of Spokane and Eastern Washington. Some areas of Central Washington may be included that are part of or compliment the overall article topics.
The topics of the articles cover a wide range of areas including: Architecture, Aviation, Bridges, Buildings, Early Settlers, Libraries, Neighborhoods, Parks, People, Philanthropy, Railroads, Recreation, Stores, Towns, and miscellaneous others.
This website also provides guides, references, and links to historical resources to assist those in doing their own research and writing.
Featured Article
Spokane’s Grand Natatorium Amusement Park of a Bygone Era
Natatorium Park, opened in 1890 along the Spokane River, blended baseball, swimming, thrill rides, and entertainment into a Pacific Northwest landmark for nearly eight decades.
Recent Articles
The Poor Clare Nuns – Over 100 Years in Spokane and Still Going Strong
It has been such a pleasure and an honor to live near the Poor Clare Nuns here in Spokane since 1962. They are a cloistered…
The “Little Known” Story of Oliver Perry Meeker Brother of the Famous Ezra Meeker
A brutal Eddyville, Iowa, winter, the opportunity for a better life, and the lure of free land enticed Ezra Meeker (1830-1928) and his wife, Eliza…
Remembering the Broadview Dairy
It isn’t often in the Northwest that we find a merger of history involving agriculture, commerce, the successes and failures of economics, and a surviving…
About Sharon
Sharon has always had a love of history growing up in the Inland Northwest. She previously wrote for Nostalgia Magazine, SpokaneHistorical.org, and HistoryLink.org.
Sharon created this website to build upon the articles she has already written, to further expand into different topics, and to uncover those "lesser known" historic gems!
