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Spokane (/ s p oʊ ˈ k æ n / ⓘ spoh-KAN) [8] is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States.It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, 92 miles (148 km) south of the Canadian border, 18.5 miles (30 km) west of the Washington–Idaho border, and 279 miles (449 ...
The "Corn Belt" region is defined typically to include Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, southern Michigan, western Ohio, eastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas, southern Minnesota, and parts of Missouri. [163] As of 2008 [update] , the top four corn-producing states were Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Minnesota, together accounting for more than half of the ...
Map of the Inland Northwest. Counties highlighted in red are always included, while counties highlighted in pink are sometimes included. The Inland Northwest, historically and alternatively known as the Inland Empire, is a region of the American Northwest centered on the Greater Spokane, Washington Area, [1] encompassing all of Eastern Washington and North Idaho.
Eastern Washington is the region of the U.S. state of Washington located east of the Cascade Range.It contains the city of Spokane (the second largest city in the state), the Tri-Cities, the Columbia River and the Grand Coulee Dam, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the fertile farmlands of the Yakima Valley and the Palouse.
Sep. 7—When Lucas McIntyre moved to Spokane from Memphis, Tennessee, in 1998, he had never seen a mountain. ... the most well-known term to describe Spokane is a term that locals often hear from ...
Spokane County was re-established on October 30, 1879, from the portions of Stevens County south of the Columbia, Spokane, and Wenatchee rivers. [7] [14] The western portion of the county was used to create Lincoln County, which was established on November 23, 1883. [15] The first post office in the county was located at Spokane Bridge. [16]
At the north end of Riverfront Park is the 12,000 seat Spokane Arena, home to the Spokane Chiefs Hockey Club and Spokane Shock Arena Football Club. In addition to numerous local and regional events, the Arena hosts events such as NCAA March Madness, numerous big-name concerts, and in 2007 and 2010, the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Map of the region, employing a narrow definition. West Michigan and Western Michigan are terms for a region in the U.S. state of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.Generally, it refers to the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland area, and more broadly to most of the region along the Lower Peninsula's Lake Michigan shoreline, but there is no official definition.