Monaghan Statue - part of Heritage Walk

Robert John Monaghan, Spokane Heritage Walk, Monaghan Statue,,sponsor

In the fall of 1906, a crowd of 10,000 gathered to witness the unveiling of the Monaghan Monument at Riverside and Monroe in Spokane. It was commissioned to honor John R. Monaghan, local hero of the hostilities of 1899 on the Samoan Islands. The inscription reads: "During the retreat of the allied forces from the deadly fire and overwhelming number of the savage foe, he alone stood the fearful onslaught and sacrificed his life defending a wounded comrade Lieutenant Philip V. Lansdale United States Navy. Born in Chewelah, Washington in 1873, Robert John Monaghan was one of the first students to attend Gonzaga University in 1887. Following an 1891 military academy examination, Monaghan became the first Washington State graduate from the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in 1895. Two battleships (destroyers) were named for him. Posted by Nadine S., Spokane’s Homegrown Tourist

Category: Y Yodio Experiences

Located in Monroe Street and Riverside Avenue, Spokane

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1. Yodio Track 1