General Store

ID: 4821 ~ Source: Eastern Washington University Library Archives ~ Creator: Unknown ~ Date: 1898
This file appears in: Cheney Fire of 1889
General Store

A typical general merchandising store in Cheney. Much like the one where the fire started in 1889, O. Butler's General Store.

This file appears in: Cheney Fire of 1889

By Lauren Kuharski
In 1889 Cheney was a young and fast-growing town, actively competing with nearby Spokane to be the largest city in the region. Cheney’s ambitions were delivered a devastating blow on April 18th of that year. A fire began in the early morning at…