• The calm, inviting waters of the Spokane Arm. Photo Credit: NPS\LARO\John Salisbury

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Fur Trade and David Thompson

3rd-9th
Contains replica items relevant to fur traders and trappers of the early 1800s along the Columbia River in the United States and Canada. Various resource materials useful in the classroom are also included.

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Did You Know?

The mock orange grows prolifically at Fort Spokane and has a fragrant blossom similar to the orange blossom.

Fort Spokane (1880 - 1898) was established in part to protect the rights of local Native American tribes from newly arrived settlers who wanted to settle, poach, or illegally mine on the Spokane and Colville Reservations.