Idaho Historical Markers Category

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28th
Jun

Idaho Historical Markers – The Mullan Road

Location of historical marker:  Idaho 3 – Milepost 95.7   This military wagon road was constructed past here in 1859.  Mullan road was the first major engineered highway in the Pacific Northwest. Its 624 miles connected the Missouri River Basin to the Columbia River Basin, thereby greatly accelerating the development of the Northwest as an [...]

25th
Jun

Idaho Historical Markers – Saint Joseph Indian Mission

Location of historical marker:  Idaho 3 – Milepost 92.4   The Catholic mission to Idaho's Coeur d'Alene Indians began with services that Jesuit Father Nicolas Point conducted on December 2, 1842, on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene where the modern city of Coeur d'Alene is located. Point had been living with a band [...]

22nd
Jun

Idaho Historical Markers – Seneacquoteen

Name and location of historical marker:  Seneacquoteen – U.S. 2 – Milepost 15    Long before white men discovered the Seneacquoteen river, Indians used to camp here at this important early crossing.   Fur traders, surveyors ad miners followed the old Indian trail that forded the river here at Seneacquoteen – a Kalispell word "crossing." [...]

21st
Jun

Idaho Historical Markers

Once or twice a week I am going to post information about historical markers placed along Idaho Highways.  This will be a great opportunity to learn about Idaho history as well as areas for metal detecting and treasure hunting.  Keep in mind that some of the areas referenced by the historical markers may be on [...]

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