Indian Rock Paintings  Rutter Parkway

HISTORIC NAME	Indian Rock Paintings
COMMON NAME	Indian Rock Paintings
DATE BUILT
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	n/a
PROPERTY STYLE	n/a
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	No
NATIONAL REGISTER	Yes - added 4/17/70
IN A DISTRICT	No
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	n/a

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

While the meaning of the Indian Rock Paintings remains unclear, they are a physical reminder of the Spokane Indians’ use and occupancy of the Inland Northwest since long before the arrival of non-Indians in the area.   The pictographs are located near the banks of the Little Spokane River, in close proximity to a large village site near the Little Spokane’s confluence with the Spokane River.  While many pictographs have been submerged as a result of dam building, these are relatively well preserved.

Credits: Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

© 1997-2002 City of Spokane, Washington. All Rights Reserved.
Last Date Modified: December 16, 2005