September 3, 2024 • 25 mins
The Grim is unlocking the gate and entering Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane Washington. Join us as we explore the cemetery's rich pioneer past, nestled within its winding, lush landscape. Here lie the stories of penniless men who struck it rich on America’s frontier, only to meet tragic ends.
As we seek out the mysterious mausoleum, be prepared for haunting cries and shrieks from the souls of the past reaching out to the present. This episode marks The Grim’s first West Coast journey into hallowed ground, filled with eerie tales and ghostly happenings. Don’t miss this captivating exploration of Greenwood Memorial Terrace and its chilling history!
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(00:15):
Good morning and welcome to thegrim.
I'm your host, Kristin, ontoday's episode, we'll be
opening the Cade and enteringGreenwood Memorial terrace.
Located in Spokane Washington.
So grab your favorite mug cozyup and let's take a dig into
history.
We've been close, but we haven'tyet opened a gate on the west
coast this season.
(00:35):
And today we're going to berectifying that in Spokane.
The Pacific Northwest is a lushlandscape.
Filled with beautiful Woodlandsand majestic sites.
So it's no surprise that one oftheir cemeteries wouldn't be any
different.
Greenwood was established in1888 and fashioned after
Europe's grand Victoriangardens.
(00:55):
And for the general public toenjoy refined outdoor family
leisure.
Today lives up to the grand eraof a Victorian graveyard, both
at a more spacious feel thegrounds feature, winding paths
to finding the natural landscapewith spring-fed fountains.
And a waterfall.
Once again, having visitors andall for getting their ground
serve a grave purpose.
(01:17):
Greenwood, however, wasestablished to help an
ever-growing city's problem forproviding a space for is
deceased, which may seem oddconsidering Spokane was a
frontier town, but the overloadof those seeking opportunities
in mining, the railroad andtimber.
Was greater than the city wasbuilt for the west coast in the
(01:37):
late 18 hundreds was part ofAmerica's frontier and promised
land for those hoping to amassive fortune or to spend it.
The only problem was theoriginal, small pioneer
cemeteries.
Once on the edge of town,weren't able to handle this new
population.
Many were built over unknowinglyor sadly destroyed from the need
(01:57):
for more housing anddevelopment.
This, this man, a M cannon and afew other prominent members of
Spokane society.
Sauna remedy for this problem.
The purchase and donated theland just west of town for
Spokane's first modern burialsite, establishing Greenwood as
one of the west coast, firstelegant garden and cemeteries.
(02:18):
Like many cities also, duringthis time in America's history,
Spokane was experiencing thecity beautiful movement driven
mainly by the upper middleclass.
This saw the redesign orbeautification of cities in an
attempt to redevelop poor livingconditions.
And create a more urban grandiercity.
This was more prominent incities like Cleveland, Detroit,
(02:40):
Kansas city, and Washington, DCand Chicago, where the world's
fair was taking place in 1893,Chicago was the driving force
with hosting the world's fair,creating the white city with
modern transport systems.
And no poverty visible tovisitors.
Other cities immediatelyfollowed its lead.
Like Spokane, seeing itspopulation grow in cities,
(03:02):
beautifully redesigned.
Greenwood's establishment in1888, saw its design being
heavily influenced by this andcan still be seen to this day.
The cemetery is fashion in threeseparate terraces in an
expansive wooded setting.
The first terror starts with theflats on the lowest level
Greenwood's offices can be foundhere along with a few memorials
(03:24):
and headstones varying indesign, showing the changes over
time.
Headstones range from an uprightold fashion to Austin.
Uh, or, or Nate from the ruralgarden era, the next terrace is
known as the bench.
This is where many of Spokane'shigh society can be found and
where the best B of the city wasironically it's establishment of
(03:47):
the best view faded over timefrom trees growing.
And now the top has this honor.
Then the last is the topterrorists where visitors can
see breathtaking views of thecity and a giant white cement
cross of inspiration that waserected in 1961.
Where each year aninterdenominational Easter
service is held along with otherevents.
(04:10):
The first barrier on the groundswas of Mrs.
HF, noth bomb on July 1st, 1888.
Yeah, great wind.
Didn't have just new barrels totake over from the old pioneer
cemeteries.
Nearby old mountain view,cemetery and more on Prairie
cemetery had bodies disinterredand re buried within Greenwood.
(04:30):
Around 50 bodies are believed tohave been removed from all
mountain view and an unknownnumber from Warren and Prairie.
Greenwood's residents are quitean array of souls that went
looking for new lives inAmerica's great west.
Only one buried within is one ofAmerica's rail daughters, which
listeners I was unfamiliar withthis term upon doing research.
(04:52):
So for those listeners like me,I'll also explain what a real
daughter of America is.
Grill daughter, as a member ofthe daughters of the American
revolution.
Who was a biological daughter ofthe Dar qualifying ancestor and
distinguished because she was aDar member, as well as the
actual daughter of a soldier orPatriot.
(05:14):
Only 767 women could claim thisdistinction with Isabel Johnson,
Savage Conway being one of themburied within Greenwood Memorial
terrace.
Crown pie was the daughter ofPatriot Philip Johnson who
fought under George Washingtonin the revolutionary war.
She recalled war tales of herfather and two companions while
(05:36):
retreating, meaning to swimacross shark-infested water with
one perishing being killed by ashark during the crossing.
Then also retelling her mother'stale who apparently was much
younger than her father hidingin a damp pit covered by
pressure when the family heardBritish soldiers approaching.
Conway originally was married,living in New York and then
(05:57):
Michigan, but after her firsthusband's passing boot to spoken
Washington.
This is where she then marriedPatrick, Peter Conway, but had
several misfortunes in business.
She bought the, the old railroadhotel and also ran the Leland
hotel with both hotels beinglost, a fires, but thankfully
being insured.
Conway though saw the loss ofher brother, Charles Johnson
(06:20):
from the fire of one beingunable to escape, being an
invalid and was suffocated bythe smoke.
In July 14th, 1915, the Libertybell came to Spokane and Conway
had a particular interest inbeing photographed with the
bell.
She eventually convinced anofficer.
She was a real daughter and theyallowed her to take a picture
(06:41):
while touching the bell, whichnormally wasn't allowed.
Those present, recall her sayingon the platform of the rail car,
that there was a Papillonclicking of Kodak's will taking
her picture.
A few months later on October4th, 1915, Conway passed at the
age of 79.
At the time of her death, shewas active as the chaplain of
(07:02):
the daughters of veterans andvice-president of the ladies of
the grand army of the Republic.
Conway's passing's Harbor estatevalued at over$35,000.
Estimated to be over a milliondollars today.
She was a great business womanhaving listed properties and
Odessa, Oak, stale, PascoeSpokane, and valuable farm
(07:24):
properties in Lincoln andWhitman county and her personal
estate consisting of notes,mining stocks, and cash in the
bank.
Her daughters of the Americanrevolution application.
However, did have controversywith her name listed as Isabelle
versus Isabella.
Her husband and sons are allburied in Fairmont cemetery
(07:45):
nearby.
For those listeners who werefans of the popular nineties
game, Oregon trail.
You'll be happy to hear up highin your Lorenzo, Wesley or LW
Rema.
Remote was originally born inIllinois in 1843.
Where his family years laterdecided to try their luck moving
west to Minnesota territory in1855.
(08:07):
Breeding of REM is life.
It almost feels like replayingthe Oregon trail game.
Which back in these days,anything west of the Mississippi
river was considered frontier.
At the time he spent much of hislife living out of a wagon or
tent living in the west ratherthan decided in 1868 to go even
further west to AlexandriaDouglas county in Minnesota.
(08:30):
This is where he started aSamael shingle business, became
a charter member of aconstellation Masonic lodge, and
then melt the homes that on 80acres of land for his
sweetheart, Martha Rush.
His life on their Westernfrontier was filled with Indian
skirmishes during the day,studying at night that also
building his own violin andteaching himself to play.
(08:52):
Brush and Remo finally married,but sadly Martha's health
failed.
Her thinking Oregon might behelpful.
They set out again westward inlate of 1876, Less than a year
later, almost at 1877.
Martha passed in Monmouth,Oregon on March 7th.
Leaving Rema, a childishwidower.
Fittingly Remo.
(09:13):
Once again, decided to move toWashington territory where
records show he occupied spaceon front street in Spokane
opening the city's first jewelrystore.
His years of studying surveyingfinally paid off and he
performed the first formalsurvey of Spokane falls and laid
it out as a town.
Rimmer laid out 20 blocksestablishing the basic
(09:34):
orientation of streets that allsubsequent sub dividers would
follow in the city.
In 1879.
He also saw the loss of one ofhis stores.
He built on Howard street to afire.
Then rebuilding the building inall brick in 1883, where it was
later called the Raymer block.
This sadly also did burn down at1889, but was then rebuilt.
(09:57):
The block does exist today whereMazuma restaurant stan's part of
three adjoined historicbuildings.
It's now known today as theBennett block.
Rima and Spokane ran businesses,conducting surveys, oversaw the
building of Howard street bridgehelped found the first library.
Develops the first telephoneline.
Was the first to record dailyweather and more, he was a
(10:20):
pioneer and a vital part ofSpokane's development as a city.
On January 4th, his life wastragically.
Cut short at the age of 41.
Dying from pneumonia.
He left his entire estate to hisfather were$35,000 over a
million dollars today.
Rema being one of the firstpioneers of Spokane was oughta
(10:40):
original me buried in oldmountain view cemetery, but then
moved to Greenwood upon itsestablishment in 1888.
His grave is one of the oldestin the cemetery.
When you think the old wild westyou think of Texas tombstone and
the gold brushing California.
But many forget the PacificNorthwest was just as wild and
(11:02):
Anita lawman.
I know I've been referred toSpokane as it's named modernly
today, but back in the late 18hundreds, the city was known as
spoken falls and the territoryof Washington with only a
thousand residents.
In 1881, the town was withoutMarshall.
However, I needed oneimmediately.
Greenpoint Memorial resonant andEugene Hyde had his job cut out
(11:25):
for him being the city's firstMarshall, after being appointed
by Robert w forest, the town'sfirst appointed bear.
Hypey came the first electedMarshall or chief of police in
1883.
Holding the position till 1885.
Ironically Hyde was firstinvolved in the real estate
business.
When he first moved to Spokanefalls in 1881.
(11:49):
Then after being the town,Marshall was elected as an
alderman.
Who had an, a failed attempt tobecome the town mayor in 1887.
But in 1891 was elected to thestate Senate.
He and his wife left Spokane in1912 for more mild climate.
Due to his health declining andthen passing away in 1917.
(12:11):
His body was unreturned toSpokane and interred in greed,
wind Memorial terrace.
In front of his grave is amonument.
Dan K.
Take him for his service.
What does Spokane's richest manis also a resident in Greenwood.
Edward James Bricknell Bricknelloriginally was from Illinois and
encouraged to visit Spokane bybusinessmen, a M cannon in 1881.
(12:35):
He ended up purchasing land,adding up to a total of 3000
acres and taking his businessout west.
Brookdale along with two others,founded Holly Mason marks and co
the largest hardware firm in theinland Northwest in 1883.
Then in 1884 with am Canon andseveral others form the Spokane
(12:57):
falls, lumber and manufacturingco Britney will transform the
lumber company into the Spokanemill co in 1886.
That during its existence becamethe largest employer in Spokane
during its time.
Brickman was also one of thefounders and presidents of
traders, national bank, founder,and president of Spokane mill
(13:17):
company.
President of Holly Mason marksand co Spokane falls, water
power company bomb, and co apainting business.
Spokane battle company And theultimate Herman and Columbia
mining company.
Passing and September 23rd,1891, his friend cannon was
quoted saying his VIM and energybought the city to life.
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He was always willing to givehis aid and advanced capital to
establish any enterprise thatwould advance the interests of
Spokane has a commercial andbusiness center.
As a man, he was alwayscharitable and no deserving
person ever left his door aspoor as when they entered.
Brookdale's funeral process wascoded the most imposing ever
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witnessed in the city.
With his funeral proceeding overa mile long.
It featured a brass band at thelead.
With the masons and odd fellowsdressed in elaborate costumes
and his black plumed, herspaying followed by 68
carriages.
Now listeners, I'm not aWashington native.
So if you're finding the PacificNorthwest intriguing, you might
(14:22):
also be interested in spiritsand masters of old Seattle.
I'll be back in a moment formore history and hauntings of
Greenwood.
After the short clip from ourwest coast friends.
Speaker (14:34):
The year is 1888, and we find ourselves in the far
flung corner of the UnitedStates, called the Pacific
Northwest, in the two smalltowns of Seattle and Ballard.
Under rainy gray skies and amongthe giant old growth pine
forests, there are secretshiding, invisible to most
(14:54):
people, except for those with asecond sight.
Join us for a new actual playpodcast called Spirits and
Monsters of Old Seattle.
My name is Brian Kershaw, andI'll be your host and game
master for this trip into asupernatural Seattle.
My friends and I will be playinga role playing game called
Fossum.
(15:15):
Our show is a mixture of comedyand horror, and we would love
for you to join us.
You can find episodes atspiritsandmonsters.
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We can't wait for you to joinus.
We'll come back to the grin andgoing back to a famous resident
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who helped create a nationallyobserved holiday.
Greenwood is also home to thecreator of father's day Sorento
dot growing up on a farm inWilbur Washington, Dodd's mother
passed away when she was 16.
She then being the only daughterhelped her father raise her
brothers, holding her father inhigh regard.
After hearing the newlyestablished mother's day during
(16:00):
a church sermon Dodd fellfathers also needed to be
recognized and spoke to thespoken ministerial Alliance
suggesting her own father'sbirthday, June 5th for father's
day.
They then decided the thirdSunday of June instead, but the
first father's day wascelebrated June 19th.
In 1910 in Spokane Washington,many observed the holiday to the
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1920s.
Till in 1966, Linden madeJohnson signed the president's
role proclamation declaring.
The third, Sunday of June isfather's day.
It officially became apermanently national observed
day by president Nixon in 1972.
Dot was honored at the world'sfair in Spokane in 1974 for the
(16:43):
observed holiday, then passedfour years later at the age of
96 in 1978.
Life in the wild west on thefrontier was a hard life.
Many times reading about aperson's past accomplishments,
so full and varied.
You can forget how many of thestruggles they faced in life.
Walter Lawson, a Buffalo soldierand Spokane police officer who
(17:06):
resides within grade one is oneof those tales.
Life on the frontier was hard,but life has an African-American
on the front hair was evenharder.
Out of Greenwood's residents,Walter Lawson known as Walker
had an impressive life and isone I really wanted listeners to
know of.
You see, Walker originally wasfrom Virginia and served as a
(17:27):
private and the 25th infantryregiment in the Indian wars from
1886 to 1891 in Montana.
His regimen was a segregatedunit of African-American
soldiers.
Which was nicknamed by thenative American tribes, Buffalo
soldiers.
During his service, the 25thinventory was stationed and the
(17:48):
Dakotas, Minnesota, and Montana,where they took part of the
ghost stands war in 1890, thatinvolved the massacre of wounded
knee.
This was an absolute dark timein America's history.
We just fought the civil war,but African Americans years
before and after dealt withsegregation and extremely unfair
treatment.
(18:08):
But the other side of this wasalso America's policy and
treatment of the nativeAmericans, something equally
worse and damning in ourhistory.
I'm not a professional writer orhistorian.
So I feel conveying the gravityof either party's treatment is
beneath me.
But I hope listeners know it'san ugly, disgusting history that
hurts to read of let alone knowanyone experienced.
(18:32):
Walk who was in the middle ofhistory that would easily break
many spirits of Americans today,buddy prospered.
After the war going on to becomea cowboy and Montana and finding
love with Emilia Milly,Langford.
Walk around his wife came toSpokane in 1894, where he became
a Porter in hotel.
A few years later in 1899, hewould find his true calling
(18:55):
becoming a special policeofficer working for the Spokane
police department.
He then later became apatrolman, a wagon driver, and
then near the end of his career,the department's official driver
of the new automobile.
Sadly, he fell ill from acuteintestinal disorder.
In 1917 passing away just sixdays after being on duty.
(19:18):
Welker at the time of hispassing had the honor of having
a badge number four, meaning hewas the fourth longest tenured
officer on the police force.
He was respected, fearless andremarkable, and the line of
duty.
Even with the prejudice andhardships he endured, he never
lost his self-control and hispolice captain was quoted saying
(19:38):
he would go anywhere.
And his record as a policemanwas above average.
Also saying Walter was a rarefellow who never intruded
anywhere.
And he was well liked by all ofus.
We admired him, not only as aman, but as a faithful and brave
officer.
After his passing and newsarticle was published about him.
Stating he was one of thebravest officers, whoever wore
(20:00):
the blue R Swan, a nightstickWalker was the only officer of
African American descent.
Serving as a policeman on thewest coast during his time.
His accomplishments, highdecorum in life gives us a
larger reminder that no matterwhat life gives you, it's what
you make of it.
Walker was a member of theinland empire lodge of colored
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basins and the Eastern star.
Just as city as rise and fall.
So do it's resonance.
None more so than Anthony Mikucannon, who also was known as am
Canon and Spokane false.
Canada originally came toSpokane in 1878 and was one of
its founding fathers.
He first moved into a simplisticrustic cabin.
(20:42):
That would be short-livedneeding more space for his wife
and five children.
Constructing, what would becomeSpokane's finest looking home.
He was just getting started withhis mark on the city.
He quickly amassed a great wellfrom businesses and the
establishment.
Oh, Spokane's first bank and thecity.
Then sought to dramaticallyupgrade his home, to display his
(21:04):
opulent wealth, Ken, and thenconstructed a huge Victorian
style mansion.
The first in the city.
With central heating system,Gath, sliding, and bath tubs yet
Canon and stop there.
The mansion had custom mahoganyaccent flooring with a parkette
design horse stables also madein mahogany.
(21:24):
And a fountain in the frontyard.
The display was one of opulenceand splendor to all passing by
in the city.
However, didn't get to enjoy hiscreation for long with the panic
of 1893, crippling his finances.
Cannon's assets were seized withall his business, his and him
going to New York.
In the end.
(21:44):
He tragically died penniless ina hotel in New York and was
taken back to Spokane where helaced arrest in Greenwood.
Spokane has a street hill park.
City pool and a planet edition,all sporting kid, a Canon name
in his honor, his opulentmansion.
However, didn't survive.
Due to a fire in 1937 and hisother houses were CEDS torn
(22:08):
down.
Greenpoint's lengthy and pioneerintertwined history within its
pine lined pathways is onesurely filled with hauntings.
Rightly so.
Beyond the grounds now onprivate properties, it's an old
staircase into the terrace.
These stairs are cleaned to beso haunted that not many who
have attempted to climb them,make it to the top, nicknamed
(22:30):
the thousand steps it's claimed.
You'll hear the shrieks andcries of the dead.
All while it feels as if a raindrops hate your skin, but
there's no rain while climbingthe steps.
But this has to be done withoutlight.
And if that doesn't deter you,when you reach the top, you'll
see the faces of men, women, andchildren that have all passed
away.
(22:51):
The steps were part of thepurchase from the Elk's club
whose muzzle Liam sets near thetop.
The organization originally paidfor the steps and a gardener to
tend to the exotic plants aroundthem.
But when it bankrupt.
Uh, once Lifesize bronze statueof an elk sat at the top.
The muzzle Liam, but was sold tocover the remaining debts.
(23:12):
The steps then fell indisrepair, looking extremely
creepy and are very unsafetoday.
Just in case you're wonderingthere's only 60 steps, not 1000
to the top.
Rumors of satanic rituals takingplace in the grounds also
abound, but there's no proofthat these claims exist.
Greenwood's partake in the 1974.
(23:34):
World's fair.
So many renovations and thecemetery seating and easement
from us Western boundary for anew rail line into the city.
Local legends have claims oflaborers dying during the
construction of a tunnel beneaththe cemetery.
Haunt the grounds.
Some say the laborers who diedon site during the construction,
(23:55):
the railway had their bodiesburned right then and there,
some say the Berry train carseven have the possibility of
buried treasure.
No one, however, has been ableto uncover if the Dalles are
true since the overgrowth ofhesitation, thus erasing the
tunnels, the original existence.
So we'll just have to go bylocal folklore for now.
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The Pacific Northwest may seemlike grounds for nature, hiking
and modern day cities.
But it's still filled with richhistory from its past Greenwood
Memorial terrorists is one ofthose places serving as a
reminder of those who settledthe city and created what we see
today.
A worthy stroll.
There is a lush gardens into itspioneer past.
(24:38):
It's history, dark inspiring,and even heartwarming at times.
So if you find yourself in thePacific Northwest, or if you're
a local, I hope you findyourself at agreement memorials,
terrorists, gates.
Appreciating its history andresidents a little more.
The grave grind for GreenlandMemorial terrace was a lemon
vanilla latte from coffee.
(25:00):
Coffee in Spokane Washington.
For more honorary grinds in thearea, please visit the dash
Graham.
dot com.
For now we're closing the gateon Greenwood Memorial terrace.
We hope you enjoyed our Daikinhistory.
If you did subscribe today tojoin us next time.
When we opened the gate on thegrin.
Good morning and welcome to thegrim.
I'm your host, Kristin, ontoday's episode, we'll be
opening the Cade and enteringGreenwood Memorial terrace.
Located in Spokane Washington.
So grab your favorite mug cozyup and let's take a dig into
history.
We've been close, but we haven'tyet opened a gate on the west
coast this season.
(00:35):
And today we're going to berectifying that in Spokane.
The Pacific Northwest is a lushlandscape.
Filled with beautiful Woodlandsand majestic sites.
So it's no surprise that one oftheir cemeteries wouldn't be any
different.
Greenwood was established in1888 and fashioned after
Europe's grand Victoriangardens.
(00:55):
And for the general public toenjoy refined outdoor family
leisure.
Today lives up to the grand eraof a Victorian graveyard, both
at a more spacious feel thegrounds feature, winding paths
to finding the natural landscapewith spring-fed fountains.
And a waterfall.
Once again, having visitors andall for getting their ground
serve a grave purpose.
(01:17):
Greenwood, however, wasestablished to help an
ever-growing city's problem forproviding a space for is
deceased, which may seem oddconsidering Spokane was a
frontier town, but the overloadof those seeking opportunities
in mining, the railroad andtimber.
Was greater than the city wasbuilt for the west coast in the
(01:37):
late 18 hundreds was part ofAmerica's frontier and promised
land for those hoping to amassive fortune or to spend it.
The only problem was theoriginal, small pioneer
cemeteries.
Once on the edge of town,weren't able to handle this new
population.
Many were built over unknowinglyor sadly destroyed from the need
(01:57):
for more housing anddevelopment.
This, this man, a M cannon and afew other prominent members of
Spokane society.
Sauna remedy for this problem.
The purchase and donated theland just west of town for
Spokane's first modern burialsite, establishing Greenwood as
one of the west coast, firstelegant garden and cemeteries.
(02:18):
Like many cities also, duringthis time in America's history,
Spokane was experiencing thecity beautiful movement driven
mainly by the upper middleclass.
This saw the redesign orbeautification of cities in an
attempt to redevelop poor livingconditions.
And create a more urban grandiercity.
This was more prominent incities like Cleveland, Detroit,
(02:40):
Kansas city, and Washington, DCand Chicago, where the world's
fair was taking place in 1893,Chicago was the driving force
with hosting the world's fair,creating the white city with
modern transport systems.
And no poverty visible tovisitors.
Other cities immediatelyfollowed its lead.
Like Spokane, seeing itspopulation grow in cities,
(03:02):
beautifully redesigned.
Greenwood's establishment in1888, saw its design being
heavily influenced by this andcan still be seen to this day.
The cemetery is fashion in threeseparate terraces in an
expansive wooded setting.
The first terror starts with theflats on the lowest level
Greenwood's offices can be foundhere along with a few memorials
(03:24):
and headstones varying indesign, showing the changes over
time.
Headstones range from an uprightold fashion to Austin.
Uh, or, or Nate from the ruralgarden era, the next terrace is
known as the bench.
This is where many of Spokane'shigh society can be found and
where the best B of the city wasironically it's establishment of
(03:47):
the best view faded over timefrom trees growing.
And now the top has this honor.
Then the last is the topterrorists where visitors can
see breathtaking views of thecity and a giant white cement
cross of inspiration that waserected in 1961.
Where each year aninterdenominational Easter
service is held along with otherevents.
(04:10):
The first barrier on the groundswas of Mrs.
HF, noth bomb on July 1st, 1888.
Yeah, great wind.
Didn't have just new barrels totake over from the old pioneer
cemeteries.
Nearby old mountain view,cemetery and more on Prairie
cemetery had bodies disinterredand re buried within Greenwood.
(04:30):
Around 50 bodies are believed tohave been removed from all
mountain view and an unknownnumber from Warren and Prairie.
Greenwood's residents are quitean array of souls that went
looking for new lives inAmerica's great west.
Only one buried within is one ofAmerica's rail daughters, which
listeners I was unfamiliar withthis term upon doing research.
(04:52):
So for those listeners like me,I'll also explain what a real
daughter of America is.
Grill daughter, as a member ofthe daughters of the American
revolution.
Who was a biological daughter ofthe Dar qualifying ancestor and
distinguished because she was aDar member, as well as the
actual daughter of a soldier orPatriot.
(05:14):
Only 767 women could claim thisdistinction with Isabel Johnson,
Savage Conway being one of themburied within Greenwood Memorial
terrace.
Crown pie was the daughter ofPatriot Philip Johnson who
fought under George Washingtonin the revolutionary war.
She recalled war tales of herfather and two companions while
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retreating, meaning to swimacross shark-infested water with
one perishing being killed by ashark during the crossing.
Then also retelling her mother'stale who apparently was much
younger than her father hidingin a damp pit covered by
pressure when the family heardBritish soldiers approaching.
Conway originally was married,living in New York and then
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Michigan, but after her firsthusband's passing boot to spoken
Washington.
This is where she then marriedPatrick, Peter Conway, but had
several misfortunes in business.
She bought the, the old railroadhotel and also ran the Leland
hotel with both hotels beinglost, a fires, but thankfully
being insured.
Conway though saw the loss ofher brother, Charles Johnson
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from the fire of one beingunable to escape, being an
invalid and was suffocated bythe smoke.
In July 14th, 1915, the Libertybell came to Spokane and Conway
had a particular interest inbeing photographed with the
bell.
She eventually convinced anofficer.
She was a real daughter and theyallowed her to take a picture
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while touching the bell, whichnormally wasn't allowed.
Those present, recall her sayingon the platform of the rail car,
that there was a Papillonclicking of Kodak's will taking
her picture.
A few months later on October4th, 1915, Conway passed at the
age of 79.
At the time of her death, shewas active as the chaplain of
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the daughters of veterans andvice-president of the ladies of
the grand army of the Republic.
Conway's passing's Harbor estatevalued at over$35,000.
Estimated to be over a milliondollars today.
She was a great business womanhaving listed properties and
Odessa, Oak, stale, PascoeSpokane, and valuable farm
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properties in Lincoln andWhitman county and her personal
estate consisting of notes,mining stocks, and cash in the
bank.
Her daughters of the Americanrevolution application.
However, did have controversywith her name listed as Isabelle
versus Isabella.
Her husband and sons are allburied in Fairmont cemetery
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nearby.
For those listeners who werefans of the popular nineties
game, Oregon trail.
You'll be happy to hear up highin your Lorenzo, Wesley or LW
Rema.
Remote was originally born inIllinois in 1843.
Where his family years laterdecided to try their luck moving
west to Minnesota territory in1855.
(08:07):
Breeding of REM is life.
It almost feels like replayingthe Oregon trail game.
Which back in these days,anything west of the Mississippi
river was considered frontier.
At the time he spent much of hislife living out of a wagon or
tent living in the west ratherthan decided in 1868 to go even
further west to AlexandriaDouglas county in Minnesota.
(08:30):
This is where he started aSamael shingle business, became
a charter member of aconstellation Masonic lodge, and
then melt the homes that on 80acres of land for his
sweetheart, Martha Rush.
His life on their Westernfrontier was filled with Indian
skirmishes during the day,studying at night that also
building his own violin andteaching himself to play.
(08:52):
Brush and Remo finally married,but sadly Martha's health
failed.
Her thinking Oregon might behelpful.
They set out again westward inlate of 1876, Less than a year
later, almost at 1877.
Martha passed in Monmouth,Oregon on March 7th.
Leaving Rema, a childishwidower.
Fittingly Remo.
(09:13):
Once again, decided to move toWashington territory where
records show he occupied spaceon front street in Spokane
opening the city's first jewelrystore.
His years of studying surveyingfinally paid off and he
performed the first formalsurvey of Spokane falls and laid
it out as a town.
Rimmer laid out 20 blocksestablishing the basic
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orientation of streets that allsubsequent sub dividers would
follow in the city.
In 1879.
He also saw the loss of one ofhis stores.
He built on Howard street to afire.
Then rebuilding the building inall brick in 1883, where it was
later called the Raymer block.
This sadly also did burn down at1889, but was then rebuilt.
(09:57):
The block does exist today whereMazuma restaurant stan's part of
three adjoined historicbuildings.
It's now known today as theBennett block.
Rima and Spokane ran businesses,conducting surveys, oversaw the
building of Howard street bridgehelped found the first library.
Develops the first telephoneline.
Was the first to record dailyweather and more, he was a
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pioneer and a vital part ofSpokane's development as a city.
On January 4th, his life wastragically.
Cut short at the age of 41.
Dying from pneumonia.
He left his entire estate to hisfather were$35,000 over a
million dollars today.
Rema being one of the firstpioneers of Spokane was oughta
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original me buried in oldmountain view cemetery, but then
moved to Greenwood upon itsestablishment in 1888.
His grave is one of the oldestin the cemetery.
When you think the old wild westyou think of Texas tombstone and
the gold brushing California.
But many forget the PacificNorthwest was just as wild and
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Anita lawman.
I know I've been referred toSpokane as it's named modernly
today, but back in the late 18hundreds, the city was known as
spoken falls and the territoryof Washington with only a
thousand residents.
In 1881, the town was withoutMarshall.
However, I needed oneimmediately.
Greenpoint Memorial resonant andEugene Hyde had his job cut out
(11:25):
for him being the city's firstMarshall, after being appointed
by Robert w forest, the town'sfirst appointed bear.
Hypey came the first electedMarshall or chief of police in
1883.
Holding the position till 1885.
Ironically Hyde was firstinvolved in the real estate
business.
When he first moved to Spokanefalls in 1881.
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Then after being the town,Marshall was elected as an
alderman.
Who had an, a failed attempt tobecome the town mayor in 1887.
But in 1891 was elected to thestate Senate.
He and his wife left Spokane in1912 for more mild climate.
Due to his health declining andthen passing away in 1917.
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His body was unreturned toSpokane and interred in greed,
wind Memorial terrace.
In front of his grave is amonument.
Dan K.
Take him for his service.
What does Spokane's richest manis also a resident in Greenwood.
Edward James Bricknell Bricknelloriginally was from Illinois and
encouraged to visit Spokane bybusinessmen, a M cannon in 1881.
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He ended up purchasing land,adding up to a total of 3000
acres and taking his businessout west.
Brookdale along with two others,founded Holly Mason marks and co
the largest hardware firm in theinland Northwest in 1883.
Then in 1884 with am Canon andseveral others form the Spokane
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falls, lumber and manufacturingco Britney will transform the
lumber company into the Spokanemill co in 1886.
That during its existence becamethe largest employer in Spokane
during its time.
Brickman was also one of thefounders and presidents of
traders, national bank, founder,and president of Spokane mill
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company.
President of Holly Mason marksand co Spokane falls, water
power company bomb, and co apainting business.
Spokane battle company And theultimate Herman and Columbia
mining company.
Passing and September 23rd,1891, his friend cannon was
quoted saying his VIM and energybought the city to life.
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He was always willing to givehis aid and advanced capital to
establish any enterprise thatwould advance the interests of
Spokane has a commercial andbusiness center.
As a man, he was alwayscharitable and no deserving
person ever left his door aspoor as when they entered.
Brookdale's funeral process wascoded the most imposing ever
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witnessed in the city.
With his funeral proceeding overa mile long.
It featured a brass band at thelead.
With the masons and odd fellowsdressed in elaborate costumes
and his black plumed, herspaying followed by 68
carriages.
Now listeners, I'm not aWashington native.
So if you're finding the PacificNorthwest intriguing, you might
(14:22):
also be interested in spiritsand masters of old Seattle.
I'll be back in a moment formore history and hauntings of
Greenwood.
After the short clip from ourwest coast friends.
Speaker (14:34):
The year is 1888, and we find ourselves in the far
flung corner of the UnitedStates, called the Pacific
Northwest, in the two smalltowns of Seattle and Ballard.
Under rainy gray skies and amongthe giant old growth pine
forests, there are secretshiding, invisible to most
(14:54):
people, except for those with asecond sight.
Join us for a new actual playpodcast called Spirits and
Monsters of Old Seattle.
My name is Brian Kershaw, andI'll be your host and game
master for this trip into asupernatural Seattle.
My friends and I will be playinga role playing game called
Fossum.
(15:15):
Our show is a mixture of comedyand horror, and we would love
for you to join us.
You can find episodes atspiritsandmonsters.
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Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, orwherever you like to listen to
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We can't wait for you to joinus.
We'll come back to the grin andgoing back to a famous resident
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who helped create a nationallyobserved holiday.
Greenwood is also home to thecreator of father's day Sorento
dot growing up on a farm inWilbur Washington, Dodd's mother
passed away when she was 16.
She then being the only daughterhelped her father raise her
brothers, holding her father inhigh regard.
After hearing the newlyestablished mother's day during
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a church sermon Dodd fellfathers also needed to be
recognized and spoke to thespoken ministerial Alliance
suggesting her own father'sbirthday, June 5th for father's
day.
They then decided the thirdSunday of June instead, but the
first father's day wascelebrated June 19th.
In 1910 in Spokane Washington,many observed the holiday to the
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1920s.
Till in 1966, Linden madeJohnson signed the president's
role proclamation declaring.
The third, Sunday of June isfather's day.
It officially became apermanently national observed
day by president Nixon in 1972.
Dot was honored at the world'sfair in Spokane in 1974 for the
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observed holiday, then passedfour years later at the age of
96 in 1978.
Life in the wild west on thefrontier was a hard life.
Many times reading about aperson's past accomplishments,
so full and varied.
You can forget how many of thestruggles they faced in life.
Walter Lawson, a Buffalo soldierand Spokane police officer who
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resides within grade one is oneof those tales.
Life on the frontier was hard,but life has an African-American
on the front hair was evenharder.
Out of Greenwood's residents,Walter Lawson known as Walker
had an impressive life and isone I really wanted listeners to
know of.
You see, Walker originally wasfrom Virginia and served as a
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private and the 25th infantryregiment in the Indian wars from
1886 to 1891 in Montana.
His regimen was a segregatedunit of African-American
soldiers.
Which was nicknamed by thenative American tribes, Buffalo
soldiers.
During his service, the 25thinventory was stationed and the
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Dakotas, Minnesota, and Montana,where they took part of the
ghost stands war in 1890, thatinvolved the massacre of wounded
knee.
This was an absolute dark timein America's history.
We just fought the civil war,but African Americans years
before and after dealt withsegregation and extremely unfair
treatment.
(18:08):
But the other side of this wasalso America's policy and
treatment of the nativeAmericans, something equally
worse and damning in ourhistory.
I'm not a professional writer orhistorian.
So I feel conveying the gravityof either party's treatment is
beneath me.
But I hope listeners know it'san ugly, disgusting history that
hurts to read of let alone knowanyone experienced.
(18:32):
Walk who was in the middle ofhistory that would easily break
many spirits of Americans today,buddy prospered.
After the war going on to becomea cowboy and Montana and finding
love with Emilia Milly,Langford.
Walk around his wife came toSpokane in 1894, where he became
a Porter in hotel.
A few years later in 1899, hewould find his true calling
(18:55):
becoming a special policeofficer working for the Spokane
police department.
He then later became apatrolman, a wagon driver, and
then near the end of his career,the department's official driver
of the new automobile.
Sadly, he fell ill from acuteintestinal disorder.
In 1917 passing away just sixdays after being on duty.
(19:18):
Welker at the time of hispassing had the honor of having
a badge number four, meaning hewas the fourth longest tenured
officer on the police force.
He was respected, fearless andremarkable, and the line of
duty.
Even with the prejudice andhardships he endured, he never
lost his self-control and hispolice captain was quoted saying
(19:38):
he would go anywhere.
And his record as a policemanwas above average.
Also saying Walter was a rarefellow who never intruded
anywhere.
And he was well liked by all ofus.
We admired him, not only as aman, but as a faithful and brave
officer.
After his passing and newsarticle was published about him.
Stating he was one of thebravest officers, whoever wore
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the blue R Swan, a nightstickWalker was the only officer of
African American descent.
Serving as a policeman on thewest coast during his time.
His accomplishments, highdecorum in life gives us a
larger reminder that no matterwhat life gives you, it's what
you make of it.
Walker was a member of theinland empire lodge of colored
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basins and the Eastern star.
Just as city as rise and fall.
So do it's resonance.
None more so than Anthony Mikucannon, who also was known as am
Canon and Spokane false.
Canada originally came toSpokane in 1878 and was one of
its founding fathers.
He first moved into a simplisticrustic cabin.
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That would be short-livedneeding more space for his wife
and five children.
Constructing, what would becomeSpokane's finest looking home.
He was just getting started withhis mark on the city.
He quickly amassed a great wellfrom businesses and the
establishment.
Oh, Spokane's first bank and thecity.
Then sought to dramaticallyupgrade his home, to display his
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opulent wealth, Ken, and thenconstructed a huge Victorian
style mansion.
The first in the city.
With central heating system,Gath, sliding, and bath tubs yet
Canon and stop there.
The mansion had custom mahoganyaccent flooring with a parkette
design horse stables also madein mahogany.
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And a fountain in the frontyard.
The display was one of opulenceand splendor to all passing by
in the city.
However, didn't get to enjoy hiscreation for long with the panic
of 1893, crippling his finances.
Cannon's assets were seized withall his business, his and him
going to New York.
In the end.
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He tragically died penniless ina hotel in New York and was
taken back to Spokane where helaced arrest in Greenwood.
Spokane has a street hill park.
City pool and a planet edition,all sporting kid, a Canon name
in his honor, his opulentmansion.
However, didn't survive.
Due to a fire in 1937 and hisother houses were CEDS torn
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down.
Greenpoint's lengthy and pioneerintertwined history within its
pine lined pathways is onesurely filled with hauntings.
Rightly so.
Beyond the grounds now onprivate properties, it's an old
staircase into the terrace.
These stairs are cleaned to beso haunted that not many who
have attempted to climb them,make it to the top, nicknamed
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the thousand steps it's claimed.
You'll hear the shrieks andcries of the dead.
All while it feels as if a raindrops hate your skin, but
there's no rain while climbingthe steps.
But this has to be done withoutlight.
And if that doesn't deter you,when you reach the top, you'll
see the faces of men, women, andchildren that have all passed
away.
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The steps were part of thepurchase from the Elk's club
whose muzzle Liam sets near thetop.
The organization originally paidfor the steps and a gardener to
tend to the exotic plants aroundthem.
But when it bankrupt.
Uh, once Lifesize bronze statueof an elk sat at the top.
The muzzle Liam, but was sold tocover the remaining debts.
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The steps then fell indisrepair, looking extremely
creepy and are very unsafetoday.
Just in case you're wonderingthere's only 60 steps, not 1000
to the top.
Rumors of satanic rituals takingplace in the grounds also
abound, but there's no proofthat these claims exist.
Greenwood's partake in the 1974.
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World's fair.
So many renovations and thecemetery seating and easement
from us Western boundary for anew rail line into the city.
Local legends have claims oflaborers dying during the
construction of a tunnel beneaththe cemetery.
Haunt the grounds.
Some say the laborers who diedon site during the construction,
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the railway had their bodiesburned right then and there,
some say the Berry train carseven have the possibility of
buried treasure.
No one, however, has been ableto uncover if the Dalles are
true since the overgrowth ofhesitation, thus erasing the
tunnels, the original existence.
So we'll just have to go bylocal folklore for now.
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The Pacific Northwest may seemlike grounds for nature, hiking
and modern day cities.
But it's still filled with richhistory from its past Greenwood
Memorial terrorists is one ofthose places serving as a
reminder of those who settledthe city and created what we see
today.
A worthy stroll.
There is a lush gardens into itspioneer past.
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It's history, dark inspiring,and even heartwarming at times.
So if you find yourself in thePacific Northwest, or if you're
a local, I hope you findyourself at agreement memorials,
terrorists, gates.
Appreciating its history andresidents a little more.
The grave grind for GreenlandMemorial terrace was a lemon
vanilla latte from coffee.
(25:00):
Coffee in Spokane Washington.
For more honorary grinds in thearea, please visit the dash
Graham.
dot com.
For now we're closing the gateon Greenwood Memorial terrace.
We hope you enjoyed our Daikinhistory.
If you did subscribe today tojoin us next time.
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