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Post Falls, Idaho: Treaty Rock

An etched cliff face, preserved behind a plexiglass shield, records a property deal made between a local settler and Indian on June 1, 1871. Real estate docs in rocks are no longer a thing.

Treaty Rock Park

Address:
701 N. Compton St., Post Falls, ID
Directions:
I-90 exit 5. Turn north onto Spokane St. Make first left (Exxon station) onto 7th Ave. After the road bends right, make an immediate left onto Treaty Rock Rd (it looks like a driveway), then a left into the small parking lot. Follow the walking trail to Treaty Rock.
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Treaty Rock.

Treaty Rock

On June 1, 1871, Frederick Post made a deal with Seltice, a prominent Coeur d'Alene Indian leader, to obtain more than 200 acres of Spokane River land to start a mill here.

[Julie Mattox, 06/16/2021]

The engraved part of the rock is preserved behind a plexiglass shield.


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