1901 Map of Spokane

About this map

The growing city of Spokane serves as the hub of this Inland Empire landscape, captured just before the turn of the century and updated through the 1910s. The map illustrates a period of intense rail expansion, with the Great Northern Ry, Northern Pacific Ry, and Spokane and Inland Ry converging on the urban core and extending through the Spokane Valley. Beyond the city grid, the terrain transitions into the high agricultural lands of Peone Prairie and Fivemile Prairie, while the northeast corner is dominated by the prominence of Mt Spokane and Mt Carson. Local history is preserved in the detailed naming of early settlements such as Hillyard, Deer Park, and Spokane Bridge, alongside numerous rural post offices and small communities that helped define the borderlands between Washington and Idaho.