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Cover of the book Cheney by Joan Mamanakis, Southwest Spokane County Historical Society, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Joan Mamanakis, Southwest Spokane County Historical Society ISBN: 9781439652978
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: August 24, 2015
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Joan Mamanakis, Southwest Spokane County Historical Society
ISBN: 9781439652978
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: August 24, 2015
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English

Established as a railroad section station on the Northern Pacific Railroad, Cheney boomed into existence as the Spokane County seat in 1880. The City of Cheney incorporated in 1883, and though its role as county seat was short-lived, Cheney long served as an agricultural and mercantile hub for the surrounding Palouse and scabland towns and farms. The rotary rod weeder was invented here and manufactured by the Cheney Weeder Company to be shipped all over the country and the world. The most enduring legacy of the pioneers was Eastern Washington University, beginning as the Benjamin P. Cheney Academy in 1882 with a donation from the town's namesake. In 1891, it became Washington's first normal school for the training of teachers. Growing and diversifying, the university now has a student body of over 10,000.

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Established as a railroad section station on the Northern Pacific Railroad, Cheney boomed into existence as the Spokane County seat in 1880. The City of Cheney incorporated in 1883, and though its role as county seat was short-lived, Cheney long served as an agricultural and mercantile hub for the surrounding Palouse and scabland towns and farms. The rotary rod weeder was invented here and manufactured by the Cheney Weeder Company to be shipped all over the country and the world. The most enduring legacy of the pioneers was Eastern Washington University, beginning as the Benjamin P. Cheney Academy in 1882 with a donation from the town's namesake. In 1891, it became Washington's first normal school for the training of teachers. Growing and diversifying, the university now has a student body of over 10,000.

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