Treaty Rock Park in Post Falls, Idaho
Treaty Rock Park is the site of a cliff with an inscription that records a treaty between Moses Seltice of the Coeur d'Alene tribe, and a German immigrant, Frederick Post... for the sale of land adjacent to the Spokane River in the area now known as Post Falls, Idaho. Mr. Post wanted the land so he could build a sawmill there.
The treaty took place on June 1, 1871. The rock is still here, but Frederick Post's sawmill is long gone. If you explore the north side of the Spokane River in the Post Falls area, there are many remnants of that industrial occupancy, but these traces only hint at the presence of lumbermen, long ago.
The agreement between Seltice and Post apparently was not about money. The Coeur d'Alene tribe wanted lumber for their own building projects. The relationship between Frederick Post and the tribe remained amicable throughout his life.
Frederick Post was born near Herborn in Germany on September 16, 1821. While still in Germany he worked as a millwright and coal miner. He also served in the army. He married in 1847 and the next year immigrated to the United States, originally settling in Illinois to raise five daughters.
He chose to build his sawmill next to the Spokane River to take advantage of the potential water power of what was then known as Little Falls. His lumber mill was built by 1880 and he was able to resettle his wife and daughters in the community that came to be known as Post Falls. Some of the descendants of Frederick and Margaret Post still live in the area.
I have a long term love of local history (in any community in which I reside) and don’t know why it took me so long to visit this site. Even before I moved to Post Falls I’d done some research on the web, and was aware of this park, and wanted to visit it. I guess, because of the shock of not having a car to drive, and the adjustments I had to go through, and the fact that I was so tired from walking every time I went into town, I didn’t have the willingness to do any side trips – until after I got my new bicycle, which has made a huge difference to my lifestyle. My other bicycle just wasn’t easy for me to ride, like this one is.
Post Falls is redeveloping the downtown area between City Hall and the Spokane River. It is in the early stages now, and the street (Spokane Street) is torn up and new trees are being planted. I don’t know what they’re planning to do – but from what I heard take place at the planning commission meeting, it should be a very nice area eventually. That’s good, because Post Falls really needs something like that. Too much of it has gone to urban sprawl. However Post Falls also has a series of parks alongside the Spokane River, all the way from near where I live to clear on the east side of Post Falls, where I have never been. I will probably get to those parks next year after our winter storms subside.
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Post Falls Idaho Dam, Treaty Rock Historical Park
Water rushing out of lake Coeur d'Alene in northern Idaho. Short clip suitable for video screen saver. Footage shot from viewing platform in the Treaty Rock historical park in the town of Post Falls, Idaho.
Falls Park Post Falls Idaho 3/31/2017
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This is a video taken with a DJI Mavic Pro, of the high water flow of the Spokane River, through the Post Falls Dam.
Sport Climbing Post Falls, ID
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Post Falls North Idaho Scenic 1
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Dam at Post Falls
One of our water quality scientists just captured video of the water flowing through the dam at Post Falls. Yesterday, USGS Science in Idaho measured its highest flow ever recorded on the Spokane River near Post Falls at 43,000 cfs.
Post Falls Idaho Farm at Sunset
Quick snapshot of the farm right on the state line between Idaho and Washington State on June 16, 60 degrees cool and a fine fine day.
Post Falls, ID wildfire
Me and my dad (talking in the background) were stopping for gas in Post Falls when a transformer exploded (or a power line fell over?) and subsequently started a grass fire. We were like, outties!
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1st Amendment Audit - Post Falls, Idaho PASS! w/North Idaho Exposed
NNNW was not happy with the reaction North Idaho Exposed(NIE) received from The city of Coeur D'Alene Police. We wanted to give them a couple of days to recover from violating NIE's rights. After chatting with NIE we decided to head over to Post Falls. Only 10 miles from Coeur D'Alene and in the same county we wondered if we would get the same reaction. We charged up the camera's and hit the road to document how the Post Falls Police Department would react to our filming in public.
The great news is they PASSED. We edited this one a bit different. No contact was made while we were outside the station. RePublic went in to get a complaint form and we had a nice interaction once inside. It was really a neat building on the inside. I'm personally not a fan of spending that much money on our public buildings, but I have to say this one was really neat.
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Highway 41 and Prairie slide off Post Falls ID 11/25/2010
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Post Falls intersection has deadly history
Three people have now died at the intersection of Pleasant View and Prairie in Post Falls. People who drive that stretch are wondering what can be done to prevent these tragedies. KXLY4's Grace Ditzler reports.
Spokane River near Post Falls
One of our water quality scientists just captured video of the Spokane River near the dam at Post Falls. Yesterday, USGS Science in Idaho measured its highest flow ever recorded on the Spokane River near Post Falls at 43,000 cfs.
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A hike to Post Falls via North Idaho Centennial Trail
This video is about a hike I took to Post Falls, Idaho in mid-April 2014. My main reason for going to Post Falls was to make a bank deposit. Secondary reason: to get more exercise and gain strength for my intended long bike ride later this year. The video starts at McGuire Junction and continues along the North Idaho Centennial Trail to Post Falls... then I show some of the things I saw in Post Falls: the museum, city hall, La Cabana Restaurant, and the library. How could a trip into Post Falls be complete without spending time at the library?
I didn't eat at La Cabana that day... I had my lunch at The White House which serves Mediterranean food; I had a large Greek salad and garlic bread. Recommended. I thought I had video of the restaurant but ... I must have done something wrong there because it didn't show up when I downloaded my videos.
While I walk I listen to audiobooks. The book I was listening to is One Second After by William R. Forstchen, with a foreward by Newt Gingrich. The book is a post-apocalyptic novel about survival after an electro magnetic pulse (EMP) attack. I love reading this genre and am enjoying the novel.
My itinerary for the hike: (1) Enjoy the North Idaho Centennial Trail; (2) Lunch; (3) Bank Deposit; (4) Library; (5) Church service on the way home; (6) Get a ride home from the church with a friend since the service ends after sunset.
It all went as hoped except that on the way home, my feet started hurting badly. Perhaps, because this was my third long walk that week, I'd just reached my limit. I talked to my brother about it on the phone; he suggested I do my walks or bike rides every third day to give my body time to recover each time... and so that will be my schedule for a while until I get stronger. I have some low-impact exercise equipment available to use between walks.
Seen in this video:
McGuire Junction, former site of a town and train station where two railroads met. The Milwaukee Railroad / Idaho and Washington Railroad went north along what is now McGuire Road, and the Coeur d'Alene electric line went east... to Lake Coeur d'Alene. I hope to do another video on this history.
Corbin's Ditch... you can see remnants of it alongside the Spokane River.
Post Falls Museum - it was closed when I got there, so I'll hopefully get back there some other day to see what's inside.
Post Falls City Hall
La Cabana Restaurant
Post Falls Library
That's all I included... I'd like to do separate videos on some of the things listed, especially the historic areas. I love local history... but I want to do a lot more research before doing videos about Post Falls area history. I'm new in this area and have a lot yet to learn.
After I hobbled on painful feet from the library to the church, I listened to my pastor talk about Exodus... we're at the part of the book where all the firstborn in Egypt die because Pharaoh woudn't let God's people go. My pastor teaches the Bible verse by verse rather than giving themed sermons. Best church I've ever been to!
I took this hike on Friday, April 11. Since then I've been too busy to hike anywhere... and this weekend will be the same due to Easter festivities. I have plans for Friday evening, all day Saturday, and all day Sunday - starting with the sunrise service! I will return next week with hopefully some book-talk and more hiking or bike riding... whatever I can get to.
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Post Falls Dam
Aerial shots of Post Falls Dam in Post Falls, Idaho
My North Idaho Centennial Trail Trip - 2/5 - Post Falls, Huetter Rest Area
I stopped several times along the North Idaho Centennial Trail to capture some video. This, being the second of five videos in this series, shows some places in Post Falls, Idaho, and continues on to the rest area which is about half-way between Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho... about ten miles into my journey. Here's what you'll see in this video:
(1) After three miles I stopped to air up my tires at McGuire's Junction which was the site of a train station at one time, many years ago. There used to be two railroads using the area. An electric railroad went from there to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. A second railroad came in from Spokane, Washington, then went north along what is now called McGuire Road. There was a little community in the area too. There's an old rock church on the corner of Seltice and McGuire, nearby.
(2) I stopped in downtown Post Falls, Idaho after crossing Spokane Avenue, the site of a busy construction zone. That entire area from the City Hall down to the Spokane River is being redeveloped, starting with this street work. I look forward to learning what more is planned. I already have learned a bit from watching the planning committee meetings which are posted on YouTube. Yay for that!
(3) At the 7-mile marker I stopped to complain about the route. Rather than having a path straight through toward Coeur d'Alene, the trail converts to bike lanes that go through a residential area to the south.
(4) I stopped at the Huetter Rest Area near Coeur d'Alene... it is on the trail, between the North Idaho Centennial Trail and Highway 90. There's a map there of the trail, and I showed where I was standing - about half-way to my destination which was Higgens Point at Blue Creek Bay on Lake Coeur d'Alene. This was the first time I’d seen that the trail ended at Higgens Point… it meant nothing to me then, but it does now, because I’ve been there. A lovely spot but it won’t be on the video… that will be in part five.
Somewhere along that route – I think it was between mile marker seven and mile marker eight, I messed up my low gears, 6 and 7. I’ve had the bike only a month or less… and I accidentally put it in 6, then 7 when I was meaning to shift up toward 1st. Now when I use the lower gears they make a terrible noise. I will have to ask my bike mechanic friend if that can be fixed, or if I need to now consider my new bike a five-speed. Too bad, because I was enjoying the whole range of gears on this bicycle. I guess that will qualify me as some kind of klutz.
Speaking of feeling klutzy… well, it didn’t take long for me to realize that most of the people using this trail are not Sunday bikers. They’re really devoted to cycling, and look like they’re in training for the Iron Man Triathlon. Seriously… these were focused people, mostly young people, who dressed the part and were able to ride their bikes with much more speed than I’d possibly be able to muster.
That said, I am much more speedy than when I started riding again this last May. Back then I could barely ride. If you don’t believe me, check my “First Bike Ride of the Season” video here on the Book Lady channel. I was seriously slow to the point of walking on flat ground rather than riding because it was hard for me! Of course, that was on my other bike too, which wasn’t as rider-friendly as my new bicycle.
I may not be an athlete, but I’ve improved a lot in cycling during the warm months of 2014. If I hadn’t done that, I would never have been able to make this journey along the entire length of the North Idaho Centennial Trail.
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