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(Created page with "Chamokane (pronounced SHIM-a-kin) is a Salish word meaning land of appearing and disappearing waters or more commonly, land of many springs. It can refer to: * '''Chamokane Creek''' a creek that forms the eastern boundary of the Spokane Indian Reservation. * '''Chamokane Fish Hatchery''' either a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Hatchery or a Spokane Tribal Hatchery. * '''Tschimakain Mission''', same pronounciation, a mission established in 1838 near Ford. * '...") |
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* The town of '''Chamokane''' about a half mile down river of Little Falls on the Spokane River. | * The town of '''Chamokane''' about a half mile down river of Little Falls on the Spokane River. | ||
* [[Chamokane Lumber Company]] a sawmill and timber operation on the Spokane River at the town of Chamokane. | * [[Chamokane Lumber Company]] a sawmill and timber operation on the Spokane River at the town of Chamokane. | ||
* '''Chamokane Construction Company''' a subsidiary of the Washington Water Power charged with building a railroad from Springdale to the Long Lake dam site to haul the materials needed for the construction of Long Lake Dam. | |||
Revision as of 11:19, 11 January 2023
Chamokane (pronounced SHIM-a-kin) is a Salish word meaning land of appearing and disappearing waters or more commonly, land of many springs. It can refer to:
- Chamokane Creek a creek that forms the eastern boundary of the Spokane Indian Reservation.
- Chamokane Fish Hatchery either a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Hatchery or a Spokane Tribal Hatchery.
- Tschimakain Mission, same pronounciation, a mission established in 1838 near Ford.
- Tschimakain Creek, same pronounciation, small creek where the mission was near Ford. This flows into Chamokane Creek.
- The town of Chamokane about a half mile down river of Little Falls on the Spokane River.
- Chamokane Lumber Company a sawmill and timber operation on the Spokane River at the town of Chamokane.
- Chamokane Construction Company a subsidiary of the Washington Water Power charged with building a railroad from Springdale to the Long Lake dam site to haul the materials needed for the construction of Long Lake Dam.