Glover Field
A large open area situated on a terrace near the east end of the Peaceful Valley neighborhood, just west of downtown Spokane, was purchased by the City in 1912 to build an athletic stadium. Originally named Municipal Field, the area was renamed Glover Field in 1917, in honor of James N. Glover, one of the city’s founding fathers.
The first National Indian Congress, representing 28 tribes, was held in Spokane in October of 1925. The Spokane chose to return to their traditional camp on the banks of the Spokane River, setting up a large camp with their neighbors the Coeur d’Alene and other regional tribes at Glover Field. The area lies less than a quarter mile downstream from the Spokane Falls, where both Spokane and Coeur d’Alene peoples gathered to trap salmon; the Falls were too high, forming a natural barrier to spawning salmon and providing both a terminus for the fish and a traditional fishing ground.
