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Spokane is the largest city in eastern Washington State, and the metropolitan area around Spokane has about 600,000 residents. The town’s history dates back to 1810, when David Thompson explored the area and established Spokane House for the North West Company. Spokane House was a fur trading post, and it ensured a long-lasting presence that, after the completion of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1881, developed into the city of Spokane Falls, later simply called Spokane.
Today, you can see and visit several sights in Spokane. The Spokane River runs through the center of the city, and in the middle is Riverfront Park around the waterfalls that can be seen on this part of the river. The falls are some of the largest that can be seen in the heart of an American city, and you have a good view of them from the bridges over the Spokane River.
Riverfront Park was previously laid out as railroad yard and the area was home to Expo’74 before the present park opened in 1978. Highlights include the 1974 American Pavilion, the railroad-era Great Northern Clock Tower, and hydroelectric plants.
Downtown Spokane is a modern city center with many sights, activities, restaurants and shops. There are quite a few interesting buildings to notice. These include The Davenport Hotel from 1914 with an impressive lobby and the Bing Crosby theater from 1914 and the Fox from 1931. The Fox was built in Art Deco and is a sumptuous example of this style.
You can also visit impressive churches such as the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes and the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture provides an interesting insight into the area’s indigenous culture, while you can experience beautiful nature in Manito Park, which is a public park with an arboretum, botanical garden and conservatory.
Seattle is an American metropolis in the northwestern corner of the United States and one of the technological centers in the country. At the same time the city has been particularly significant for recent American music. Of course, there are many sights as well, and the fact that the city is surrounded by magnificent scenery is something that just adds extra perspectives on a trip to here.
Seattle’s history is intriguing, for example, it has been the transit site for the gold diggers on their way to Canadian Klondike, which you can get acquainted with at one of the city’s museums. Seattle burned down in 1889, creating a new start for the city after the fire by raising the street level. You can see Seattle from before 1889 in the underground today. Later on, Seattle hosted the World Exhibition in 1962, and it also left its mark on the city’s skyline.
Portland is the largest city in the US state of Oregon. The town’s history began with the many settlers who arrived at the Willamette Valley area in the 1840s. The town of The Clearing grew between Oregon City and Fort Vancouver. In the following years, Asa Lovejoy and Francis W. Pettygrove acquired the land around the town, and they changed the name to Portland after tossing a coin for the name.
After this, development proceeded quickly in the well-located city. In 1851, the town had a population of more than 800, growing to over 46,000 in 1890 and nearly 300,000 in 1920. In 1905, Portland hosted the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, which attracted 1.6 million visitors. During the Second World War, a new period of growth started, when Portland and the neighboring city of Vancouver became home to the production of not least the so-called Liberty Ships.
Boise is the capital of the US state of Idaho. The city’s history goes back to Fort Boise, which was established as a trading post by the British Hudson’s Bay Company. However, it was not located near today’s Boise, but the American Fort Boise di, which was built as a military outpost in 1863. That was the year of the establishment of the Idaho Territory, and the area attracted settlers due not least to the discovery of gold in the Boise Valley.
Boise became the capital of the territory, which became a state in 1890. The city grew rapidly, with construction on both sides of the Boise River. In 1891, the first line of a major streetcar network opened, and in 1925, Boise joined the transcontinental railroad network. Since then, the city has grown to be one of the largest urban areas in the Northwestern United States.
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Overview of Spokane
Spokane is the largest city in eastern Washington State, and the metropolitan area around Spokane has about 600,000 residents. The town’s history dates back to 1810, when David Thompson explored the area and established the House for the North West Company. Spokane House was a fur trading post, and it ensured a long-lasting presence that, after the completion of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1881, developed into the city of Spokane Falls, later simply called Spokane.
Today, you can see and visit several sights in Spokane. The River runs through the center of the city, and in the middle is Riverfront Park around the waterfalls that can be seen on this part of the river. The falls are some of the largest that can be seen in the heart of an American city, and you have a good view of them from the bridges over the River.
Riverfront Park was previously laid out as railroad yard and the area was home to Expo’74 before the present park opened in 1978. Highlights include the 1974 American Pavilion, the railroad-era Great Northern Clock Tower, and hydroelectric plants.
Downtown Spokane is a modern city center with many sights, activities, restaurants and shops. There are quite a few interesting buildings to notice. These include The Davenport Hotel from 1914 with an impressive lobby and the Bing Crosby theater from 1914 and the Fox from 1931. The Fox was built in Art Deco and is a sumptuous example of this style.
About the Spokane travel guide
Contents: Tours in the city + tours in the surrounding area
Published: Released soon
Author: Stig Albeck
Publisher: Vamados.com
Language: English
About the travel guide
The Spokane travel guide gives you an overview of the sights and activities of the American city. Read about top sights and other sights, and get a tour guide with tour suggestions and detailed descriptions of all the city’s most important churches, monuments, mansions, museums, etc.
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Read more about Spokane and the United States
United States Travel Guide: https://vamados.com/usa
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