Leonard P. Waterhouse Fourth of July Speech Manuscript, 1915
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Waterhouse, Leonard P., 1832-1918
- Title
- Leonard P. Waterhouse Fourth of July Speech Manuscript
- Dates
- 191519151915
- Quantity
- 0.1 linear feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- NWC.048
- Summary
- One handwritten manuscript of a speech by Leonard P. Waterhouse, probably written in 1915, describing the Fourth of July celebration of 1880 in Spokane. Waterhouse was a pioneer physician who arrived in Spokane in 1877.
- Repository
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Spokane Public Library, Inland Northwest Special Collections
- Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Leonard P. Waterhouse was a physcian who arrived in Spokane 1877. He was born in Syracuse, New York in 1832, moved as a child to Indiana and studied medicine at the University of Michigan and then finished in Cincinnati in 1855. In Spokane, he settled in Deep Creek, then Reardan, and then settled in Spokane around 1906. He was married to Margaret John and they had a daughter and two sons. He died in Spokane in 1918.
Content Description
One handwritten manuscript (12 p.) of a speech, probably written in 1915, describing the Fourth of July celebration of 1880 in Spokane. He describes "the first real celebration of Independence Day" held in Spokane. He describes speeches given that day, and the importance of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
