John Fahey Papers 1957-1976

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John Fahey Papers 1957-1976

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Historian and college teacher, of Spokane, Wash.; b. John R. Fahey, 1919. Correspondence, research material, and drafts of three of Fahey's books relating to Inland Empire history, including (1965), (1971), and (1978). Includes information relating to Pacific Northwest railroads and gold mines and mineral interests in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains. Inland Empire: D.C. Corbin and Spokane The Ballyhoo Bonanza: Charles Sweeny and the Idaho Mines The Days of the Hercules

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Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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Corbin, D. C. (Daniel Chase), 1832-1918

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Daniel Chase Corbin, railroad builder and industrialist, was born in New Hampshire in 1832. He spent his childhood on a farm in New Hampshire but went West in 1852. He began in the freighting business. In 1862, after marrying his first wife, Louisa M. Jackson, he moved to Denver and then later moved to Montana. He was engaged in banking and mining. In the 1870s, he worked with his brother in the railway business in New York, and then returned to Montana in 1882, where he engaged in mining. With ...

Fahey, John, 1919-2004

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John Fahey is a Spokane historian who was written extensively on the history of the Inland Empire. A graduate of Gonzaga University, Fahey worked in various news positions in Spokane radio and television stations and was a professor of Radio-Television History at Eastern Washington State University. Author of numerous historical articles, Fahey has also published six books on Inland Empire history: Inland Empire: D.C Corbin and Spokane (1965); The Ballyhoo Bonanza: Charles Sweeny and the Idaho M...