Marshall, Washington facts for kids
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Marshall, Washington
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 Marshall, Washington
Location in Washington (state)
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Spokane |
| Elevation | 2,234 ft (681 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code |
99020
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| Area code(s) | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1509691 |
Marshall is a small community in Spokane County, Washington, in the United States. It is an unincorporated community, which means it doesn't have its own city government. The community was named in 1880 after an early settler named William H. Marshall. Marshall has its own post office with the ZIP code 99020.
Location and Landscape
Marshall is located about 8 miles (13 kilometers) south-southwest of downtown Spokane. It sits roughly halfway between the towns of Cheney and Spokane. You can find it along the Cheney-Spokane Road.
The land around Marshall is mostly flat and rocky. This area is part of the Columbia Plateau. However, the community itself is in a valley about half a mile wide. This valley was carved out by Marshall Creek. The creek flows north through the community towards Latah Creek. It also provides the path for the Cheney-Spokane Road between Marshall and Spokane.
Transportation Routes
Several train tracks run through Marshall. These include tracks for the Union Pacific Railroad and the BNSF Railway. The Amtrak passenger train, called the Empire Builder, also passes through Marshall. This train travels between Portland and the Spokane Intermodal Center. However, the Empire Builder does not stop in Marshall.
The area is home to many ponderosa pines, which are tall pine trees. You can also see basalt rock formations sticking out of the ground. Marshall is mostly a place where people live. It has a post office and a community church. There is also a quarry, which is a place where stone is dug out of the ground, just north of Cheney-Spokane Road.
History of Marshall
The very first road through what would become Marshall was built in 1870. William Marshall, who the town is named after, arrived in 1878. Two years later, in 1880, he started a sawmill. This sawmill helped the community grow. The post office was also set up in March of that same year.
In the early 1900s, the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway built tracks through Marshall. A school district operated in Marshall for many years. However, in 1960, it joined with the Cheney school district.
Marshall was also the site of a train accident in August 1921. A train on the Northern Pacific line went off its tracks.
From the early 1900s, Marshall was one of 47 townships in Spokane County. Each township sent one person to the county government. This person would represent the interests of the people living in their area. The Marshall township even included some land that is now part of the city of Spokane.
