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Lake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaIndian Boarding School at Fort Spokane: Black and white photo. Students in uniform in four long lines. Girls in dresses in front two rows.
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Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
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Fort Spokane. Historic photo of quartermaster's barn. Long 2 story barn in snow. Two man at the far end.
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Fort Spokane Quartermaster's Barn

Historic Fort Spokane

Fort Spokane is one of the cultural jewels of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. For thousands of years, the area was a gathering place for native tribes fishing the rapids of the Spokane River. In 1880, the U.S. Army established a fort above the confluence of the Spokane and Columbia Rivers. In 1898, the military fort was closed. The buildings were then used as an Indian boarding school and tuberculosis hospital. In many ways, the Indian experience at Fort Spokane is a microcosm of the Indian experience across the United States.

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Cars on dirt road with wooden store fronts on either side.
Main Street of Old Kettle Falls.

Old Kettle Falls

Walking the trail to the Kettle Falls swim beach and you’ll most likely see birds, trees and wildlife. But if you take a detour through the Locust Grove group site, you’ll find a few things that just seem… out of place.

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Construction equipment for clearing the lakebed  

Did You Know?
When the Grand Coulee Dam was finished and the lake filled, 11 towns were submerged. Every structure was cleared or burned. Soon, the rising waters covered the forlorn concrete foundations with water and darkness. Some towns died, others were built above the new lake, replacing what was lost.

Last Updated: February 08, 2007 at 14:00 EST