Spokane’s History – In Digital Form
Babe Ruth signs autographs for children
at Spokane’s Hutton Settlement*
(click for a larger view)
When you think of Spokane’s history, what comes to mind first? Expo ’74? The Great Spokane Fire of 1889? The time Babe Ruth hit a home run at Natatorium Park (it happened, according to this)?
A lot has happened in Spokane’s life. Eastern Washington University’s Public History program, under the leadership of Dr. Larry Cebula, has developed a smartphone app called “Spokane Historical,” a fine, free app with loads of information on Spokane’s past. It also has a nifty website – www.spokanehistorical.org. (more…)
