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 Charles Stewart Voorhees Obelisk - Spokane, WA Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 47° 39.716 W 117° 28.123
11T E 464808 N 5278832
This obelisk, in memory of a former US Congressman, is one of several in Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery in Spokane. West of the Spokane River, the cemetery is just beyond the present western edge of the city.
Waymark Code: WMJMCY
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2013
Views: 1
Charles Stewart Voorhees, born on Jun. 4, 1853 in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana and passed away on Dec. 26, 1909 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington. According to Wikipedia, he
attended Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, and was graduated from Georgetown College, Washington, D.C., June 26, 1873. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Indiana. He moved to the Territory of Washington in 1882 and settled in Colfax, Whitman County. He served as prosecuting attorney for Whitman County from 1882 to 1885.
Voorhees was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889). The 50th Congress passed the Enabling Act that provided the pathway for Washington to become a state. The Republican John B. Allen defeated Voorhees in the election of 1888, which ended up being the last election for [a] Washington Territory Delegate as the territory became a state on November 11, 1889. He resumed the practice of law in Colfax, Washington. He moved to Spokane, Washington, and continued the practice of law until his death there December 26, 1909. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Vorhees's obelisk is of monolithic granite and stands about 25 feet tall.
Address:
211 Government Way
Spokane
Washington
USA 99224
Height: 25 feet
Illuminated: no
Website: [Web Link]
Date Created/Placed: Not listed
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