About Us
The Blackwood neighborhood is a very special place, nestled among the tall pines above Latah Creek.
This quiet and friendly neighborhood in South Spokane, Washington is a wonderful place to call home.
Blackwood, a Planned Unit Development, includes 50 unique homes in a private hillside setting off Hatch Road leading up to the South Hill of Spokane.
A little history regarding the Creek below Blackwood
In 1854, Latah Creek received its other name, Hangman Creek, which stayed for over a century and a half. According to legend, a Palouse Indian named Qualchan, discovered a cavalry outpost while traveling alone. He was said to have prayed to the god of the mist to disarm the camp's sentries, and as a result it began to snow, and when the snow had changed into a blizzard, Qualchan led the soldiers' horses out of the camp, and took them to his camp on the Columbia River. The Indians later rediscovered the soldiers' camp, only to find that they soldiers had left.
His war party was later discovered, and after a brief war, called the "George Wright War", "Spokane-Coeur d'Aléne War", or "Big Fight", Qualchan and six other Palouses were captured and hanged along Latah Creek, giving it its now more commonly used name, Hangman Creek.
In October of that year, four more Indians were hanged alongside the creek. In November, 33 Indian hostages were released, ending the war. In the aftermath, the Washington State government and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names have frequently disagreed on the name of the creek. While Washington State, specifically Spokane County, claims and refers to the creek as Latah, many local residents still refer to the creek as Hangman.