Antoine Plante research information, 1919-1920.

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Antoine Plante research information, 1919-1920.

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Small collection of research materials on Antoine Plante (ca. 1812-1890) by J. Heaton of Spokane. Mr. Heaton wrote to Plante's descendants, Ben Burgander and Mrs. Duncan McDonald looking for information on Plante. Heaton also wrote a manuscript on Plante, and drew maps of Plante's Ferry.

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Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Heaton, James E.

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Antoine Plante, a French Canadian voyageur who had come overland with the Astor party, settled in the 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 ...

Plante, Antoine, approximately 1812-1890

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