Spokane Falls Review, August 6, 1889
This file appears in: The Great Fire of 1889
This special edition of the Spokane Falls Review was published two days after the fire and gives a detailed account of what was known about the fire at the time. While some of the information would later prove faulty, it was an edition that gives a more comprehensive perspective on the damage from the fire.
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This file appears in: The Great Fire of 1889
The Great Fire of 1889
When the territory of Washington became a state in 1889, the city of Spokane Falls was one of its largest and most successful cities. Attracting wealthy businessmen who had stakes in the nearby Idaho mines, Spokane Falls was a thriving young city…