Four Lakes (Washington)
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Location in Washington
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| Foundation : | 1879 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Spokane | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 34 ′ N , 117 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 512 (as of: United States Census 2010 ) | ||
| Population density : | 58.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 8.88 km 2 (approx. Err mi 2 ) of which 8.74 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 741.5 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 509 | ||
| FIPS : | 53-25300 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1512225 | ||
Four Lakes is an unincorporated area and a census-designated place in Spokane County in the US state of Washington , immediately southwest of the city of Spokane and north of the city of Cheney . As of the 2010 United States Census , Four Lakes had 512 residents. The Interstate 90 and Washington State Route 904 pass through Four Lakes and the intersection of the two highways located near the center of the village. Four Lakes was founded in 1879 by GH Morgan. The place was named after reports of four lakes (English: four lakes ) near the original location.
economy
For the most part, Four Lakes is a dormitory “city” for the neighboring cities of Cheney and Spokane. In 2009 there were only a few resident companies or shops. A hair salon, pub, and grocery store are among the handful of businesses that call Four Lakes home. Most of them settled there years ago and are firmly rooted. There are numerous farms in the area. The small town has its own post office, a special-purpose district and a volunteer fire department.
education
Four Lakes is in the Cheney School District . Most elementary school students go to Betz Elementary School in Cheney, while high school students go to Cheney Middle School or Cheney High School . A very small fraction of the high school age students may also attend Three Springs High School in Cheney.
The Battle of Four Lakes
The Battle of Four Lakes took place on September 1, 1858, about five miles (8 km) north of the city of Cheney in an area now known as the Four Lakes . The Battle of Four Lakes was the final battle in a two-phase punitive expedition against the Confederation of Coeur d'Alene , Spokane , Palouse and Northern Paiute from the areas of today's states of Washington and Idaho (the "Confederated Tribes"; Eng. "Confederate Tribes") ), which began in August 1856. The two phases of the punitive expedition together form the Yakima War and the Spokane-Coeur-d'Alene-Palous War . Attacks by Indians on US troops in the Inland Empire triggered a punitive expedition that was later called the Yakima War , the first phase of the entire punitive expedition. In the second phase, the commander of the Department of the Pacific , a major command of the US Army in the 19th century, General Newman S. Clarke, sent a unit of soldiers under the command of Colonel George Wright to negotiate with the Confederated Tribes of Washington and Idaho in the conflict now known as the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Palous War . Col. Wright's forces were well prepared with the latest weapons and attacked members of the Confederated Tribes under the command of Chief Kamiakin just north of present-day Cheney over a four-day period; they directed the Confederated Tribes into the Battle of Four Lakes , whereupon they asked for peace. The war was officially ended at a council meeting convened by Col. Wright on Latah Creek (southwest of Spokane) on September 23, 1858, which forced a peace treaty on the tribes. According to this contract, most of the tribes were assigned to reservations. It is reported that Col. Wright did not lose a soldier in the Battle of Four Lakes . A memorial commemorating the battle was erected on the site of the battle by the Spokane County Pioneer Society in 1935 . The information content of the monument is controversial. The memorial claims that a unit of 700 U.S. soldiers defeated a force of 5,000 Indians in battle. Many historical reports suggest that the US unit consisted of 500 soldiers and 200 muleteers and the Indian "force" of no more than 500 people. After the Battle of Four Lakes , Chief Kamiakin fled to Canada. Locally, the battle is also known as the Battle of Spokane Plains because it spread from the Four Lakes area to the plains immediately west of Spokane and northeast of Cheney. The granite memorial to the battle can be viewed at the corner of 1st Street and Electric Avenue in Four Lakes.
climate
The climate region in which Four Lakes is located is characterized by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes extremely cold) winters. According to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification , it is a humid continental climate (abbreviated to "Dfb").
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ Harry M. Majors: Exploring Washington . Van Winkle Publishing Co, 1975, ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6 , p. 111.
- ^ Edmond S. Meany: Origin of Washington geographic names . University of Washington Press, Seattle, p. 92.
- ^ Climate Summary for Four Lakes, Washington