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Plante's Ferry (site)
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Plante's Ferry (site)
Photo taken by Richard Doody in August 2012
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BH Photo #424630
Description
Cable ferry across the Spokane River established 1851 and operated by Antoine Plante. Plante was a Metis (French Canadian and Native American) fur trader for the Hudson's Bay Company. Washington's first territorial governor Issac Stevens spent his first night in newly created territory here in 1853. Plante's ferry became a key link in Captain John Mullan's 624 mile road from Fort Benton on the Missouri to Fort Walla Walla in 1860. The ferry was replaced by a free bridge built by Issac Kellogg in 1865.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Bridge over Spokane River on Mullan Road
- Location
- Spokane Valley, Spokane County, Washington
- Status
- No longer exists
- History
- Established 1851 Discontinued 1865 Replaced by Issac Kellogg's Bridge
- Builder
- - Antoine Plante
- Design
- Cable Ferry
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +47.68957, -117.28249 (decimal degrees)
47°41'22" N, 117°16'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 11/478801/5281837 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 81267 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 19, 2018: Added by Richard Doody