Spokane House

More information at Warlike and Wikipedia Spokane House (1810-1826) - A North West Company trading post/fort first established in 1810 near the confluence of the Little Spokane and the Spokane Rivers in Spokane County, Washington. Became a Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) post when the North West Company and the HBC merged in 1821. Abandoned in 1826 for the HBC's Fort Colvile. Spokane House Marker Spokane House Interpretive Center Spokane House/Fort Spokane Outline History Established in 1810 by David Thompson as a North West Company trading post/fort on the east bank of the Spokane River near its confluence with the Little Spokane River. In 1812 the rival Pacific Fur Company built a competing post, Fort Spokane, nearby and they both operated independently until 13 Jun 1813 when the War of 1812 made it prudent for the Pacific Fur Company (American) to sell its post to the North West Company (British) before it could be taken over by the British. The new owners moved into the larger Fort Spokane and renamed it Spokane House. The North West Company operated the post until 1821 when they merged with the Hudson's Bay Company under the HBC name. The post was then enlarged to a 130' by 122' stockaded fort and operated until 1826 when it was abandoned for the new post at Fort Colvile. Current Status Part of Riverside State Park in Spokane County, Washington. The post location is outlined at the park. Archeological digs were carried out at the Spokane House site in 1950-53 and 1962-63. The exact location of the original 1810 Spokane House has not been determined. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Riverside State Park on Highway 291 (Nine Mile Road), one-half mile north of Charles Road (the Nine Mile Falls Dam bridge), Spokane County, Washington. Watch for the entrance in the woods on the left. Maps & Images Lat: 47.7879453 Long: -117.5313348 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1,549' See Also: Pacific Fur Company Pacific Fur Company Forts North West Company North West Company Forts Hudson's Bay Company Hudson's Bay Company Forts Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 836-837 Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 188 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1511560 Links: North American Forts - Spokane House Wikipedia - Spokane House HBC Archive - Spokane House Washington State Parks - Riverside Friends of Spokane House Visited: 16 May 2010 Spokane House Indian Tepee The Spokane River Above the Spokane House