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Cheney, Washington — Town Asked Its Namesake for Money

Cheney began with names such as Section Thirteen and Willow Springs.

When the Northern Pacific arrived, residents renamed the settlement for railroad director Benjamin Pierce Cheney.

Then they asked him to help fund a school.

It worked.

The Benjamin P. Cheney Academy opened in 1882 and evolved through several institutions before becoming Eastern Washington University.

A frontier academy gradually turned Cheney into a college town.

The land around Cheney adds another identity. Ice Age floods carved the Channeled Scablands nearby, leaving basalt, wetlands and potholes now protected in places such as Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.

The railroad supplied the name.

The school became the reason most people know it.

Local Resources

Spokane County legal resources

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Courts
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County Offices
4
Law Enforcement
5
Attorney & Legal Office References
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Courts

6 listed

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  • Airway Heights Municipal Court

    Municipal Court

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    13120 W 13th Ave, 2nd Fl, Airway Heights WA 99001-9000

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  • Cheney Municipal Court

    Municipal Court

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    611 2nd St, Cheney WA 99004-1697

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  • Spokane County District Court

    District Court

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    1100 W Mallon Ave, Public Safety Bldg, Spokane WA 99260-0150

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  • Spokane County Juvenile Court

    Juvenile Court

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    902 N Adams St, Spokane WA 99260-2002

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  • Spokane County Superior Court

    Superior Court

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    1116 W Broadway Ave, Spokane WA 99260-0350

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  • Spokane Municipal Court

    Municipal Court

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    1100 W Mallon Ave, Spokane WA 99260-2043

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County Offices

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  • Spokane County Assessor

    Assessor

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    Address not published

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  • Spokane County Auditor

    Auditor / Recorder

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    Address not published

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  • Spokane County Clerk

    Court Clerk

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    Address not published

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  • Spokane County Treasurer

    Treasurer

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    Address not published

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Law Enforcement

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  • Airway Heights Police Department

    police department

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    Address not published

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  • Cheney Police Department

    police department

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    Address not published

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  • Spokane County Sheriff's Office

    county sheriff

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    Address not published

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  • Spokane Police Department

    police department

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    Address not published

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  • Spokane Valley Police Department

    police department

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    Address not published

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Attorney & Legal Office References

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