Historic 1909 FORT WRIGHT SPOKANE Washington PHOTO POSTCARD

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Vintage antique historic lithograph photo postcard RPPC
#38 FORT WRIGHT Air Force Base
SPOKANE WASHINGTON
check out the activity - soldiers marching with horses
divided back posted 1909 with 1 cent stamp
Spokane Post Card Co, publisher
About this Fort:
In 1895, local residents purchased the area then known as
Twickenham Park
, which was deeded to the government for the construction of a military post. With Congressional authorization, the ,000 purchase of 1,022 acres was made in 1896. Construction of the fort began in 1897 and it officially opened in 1899. Most of the buildings present were built between 1897 and 1906.
Fort Wright was used for military purposes until 1957, when the government declared the fort surplus and gave educational facilities priority to purchase the property. Some of the land was used for Spokane Falls Community College in 1960.
In May 1976, the campus was listed as the Fort George Wright Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places. This was because on the site there is also located St. Michael's Mission; the building of 1882 was originally located near the Bigelow Gulch Road and was moved to the Fort Wright campus.
The Fort George Wright cemetery, a small square lot northwest of Fort George Wright, is also located on the land. It is managed by Fairchild AFB. It includes service men and families.
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