Represents a crescent shaped district around the North, West, and Southern parts of the City of Spokane, and parts of North and Southwestern Spokane County, including Airway Heights, Medical Lake and Cheney.
Legend has it that in 1907 President Teddy Roosevelt visited Maxwell House, the prestigious Nashville hotel and after finishing a cup of their namesake coffee, he declared it was, good to the last drop.. At least that is what Maxwell House Coffee Company advertised in 1920. While legends are romantic they are rarely accurate.
According to Maxwell House Lore, President Roosevelt was visiting Andrew Jackson at Jacksonâs estate, The Hermitage on October 21, 1907. During this visit he was served Maxwell House Coffee, and he reportedly said that it was Good to the last drop. The owners of the Maxwell House Coffee, Leon T. Cheek and John Neal heard Presidentâs compliment and they adopted it as their corporate slogan.