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Plante's Ferry
Park is significant for several reasons. From 1851 to 1876, the park was
the site of the first authorized ferry across the Spokane River and was
operated by Antoine Plante, a French Canadian voyageur who had come
overland with the Astor party, settled in Spokane Valley near what is
now the town of Millwood in 1849. In 1861, an act was passed authorizing
"Antoine Plante his heirs and assigns to establish and keep a ferry
across the Spokane River at or near the point where the military road (Mullan
Trail) from Fort Walla Walla to Fort Benton crosses said river."
Plante's Ferry was also the site of Antoine's first residence in 1849.
In 1865, Isaac Kellog built a bridge here that connected both sides of
the river.
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