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Record Creator: | Spokane Municipal Government, City Council |
Description: | These records include ordinances adopted by the Spokane City Council from 1884-1887 (Washington’s territorial period). At the time, Spokane was known as Spokane Falls. Records include ordinance number, type or legal details, and date of adoption. |
Related Records: | For more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Eastern Region Branch at (509) 235-7508 or email [email protected]. |
Access Restriction Notes: | These records are open for research. |
Sources of Transfer | Eastern Regional Archives |
Notes | Historical ordinances contained in this collection may have been repealed, superseded, amended, or otherwise had their legal effect altered by subsequent actions of the creating body. Those seeking the current municipal or county laws should refer directly to the appropriate city, town, or county. |
Agency History: | In 1810, the North West Fur Company built a trading post known as the Spokane House at the confluence of the Little Spokane and Spokane rivers. The trading post became the first long-term Eurropean settlement in Washington State. Named after the Spokane tribe which means "Sun People" in Salishan, the "City of Spokan Falls" was incorporated in 1881 but was later changed to the City of Spokane Falls in 1883. After a devastating fire in 1889, the city was reincorporated as the City of Spokane in 1891 and is the county seat of Spokane County. |
Preferred Citation: | Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Spokane City Council, Ordinances, 1884-1887, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]. |
Record Count: | 100 |