We've referenced "forever" that Spokane Falls Community College was west of town on Ft. Wright Dr. So how come they changed the name of this thoroughfare??
Col. George Wright was not a hero to everybody and one heinous thing he did stands out. In September 1858, he called for a "peace meeting" and invited all the local chiefs, 7 in all. Once assembled, and at gunpoint, the chiefs were all hanged. This was Wright's idea of enforcing the peace. Chief Qualchan was among those seven. His wife, Whist-alks, escaped.
Qualchan is "memoralized" by a nearby golf course named for him. His wife was Whist-alks and the name of the road going through old Fort George Wright, past SFCC, was changed to honor her.
Now you know. How do you feel about it knowing the full story?
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