Title: Economy of Spokane, Washington - Wikipedia
Headings: Economy of Spokane, Washington
Economy of Spokane, Washington
Contents
Economic history overview
Trade
Mining boom
Logging, forestry, and agribusiness
Stagnation
Economy diversification
Head offices
Prominent industries
Agriculture
Mining and forestry products
Manufacturing
Transportation and distribution
Tourism and hospitality
Energy and technology
Healthcare
Economic development
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Content: The expansion and growth of Spokane abruptly stopped in the 1910s and was followed by a period of population decline due to economic factors such as capital flight, low commodity prices, and loss of industry. A later stabilization of the economy came with diversification away from natural resources. Contents
1 Economic history overview
1.1 Trade
1.2 Mining boom
1.3 Logging, forestry, and agribusiness
1.4 Stagnation
1.5 Economy diversification
2 Head offices
3 Prominent industries
3.1 Agriculture
3.2 Mining and forestry products
3.3 Manufacturing
3.4 Transportation and distribution
3.5 Tourism and hospitality
3.6 Energy and technology
3.7 Healthcare
4 Economic development
5 See also
6 References
6.1 Bibliography
7 External links
Economic history overview
Main article: History of Spokane, Washington
Stereoscopic image of placer mining in the Silver Valley
Trade
In search of furs, explorer David Thompson sent out two trappers, Jacques Raphael Finlay and Finan McDonald, to construct a fur trading post on the Spokane River in Washington and trade with the local Indians. In operation from 1810 to 1826, it was ran by the British North West Company and later the Hudson's Bay Company, and the post was the headquarters of the fur trade between the Rocky and Cascade mountains for 16 years. Mining boom
The 1883 discovery of gold, silver, and lead in the Coeur d'Alene region of northern Idaho lured prospectors. The Inland Empire erupted with numerous mining rushes from 1883 to 1892. At the onset of the initial 1883 gold rush in the nearby Coeur d'Alene mining district, Spokane became popular with prospectors, offering low prices on everything "from a horse to a frying pan". It would keep this status for subsequent rushes in the region due to its trade center status and accessibility to railroad infrastructure. Locomotive in Spokane's classification yard
Spokane became an important rail and shipping center because of its location between mining and farming areas (namely the Silver Valley and the Palouse).