Fish Lake

ID: 4833 ~ Source: Eastern Washington Library Archives ~ Creator: Unknown ~ Date: Unkown

This file appears in: The Many Names of Cheney, Washington: What were the many names of Cheney throughout the years?

Fish Lake, perhaps the lake that the Native Americans referred to as "Sile'" and the area that gave Cheney its second native name, meaning "Maternal Grandfather."

This file appears in: The Many Names of Cheney, Washington: What were the many names of Cheney throughout the years?

The Many Names of Cheney, Washington: What were the many names of Cheney throughout the years?

By Lauren Kuharski

Both whites and Indians had many names for Cheney, but the opportunity for patronage from a powerful railroad executive finally settled the matter.