Oregon Trail Historic District is a historic district along the Oregon and the original California trails in Power County, Idaho, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NFHP).[2][1]
Oregon Trail Historic District | |
  Oregon Trail Historic District  Oregon Trail Historic District | |
| Location | Southest of American Falls |
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| Nearest city | American Falls, Idaho United States |
| Coordinates | 42°39′15″N 113°2′38″W / 42.65417°N 113.04389°W |
| Area | More than 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000688[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1973 |
Description
editThe "historic district includes two segments of unaltered (except for natural erosion) Oregon Trail" south of the Snake River in the general area of Register Rock.[2]
The eastern segment is located about midway between Register Rock and the unincorporated community of Neeley, extends along a ravine for roughly one-half mile (0.80 km) on the south side of Interstate 86 / U.S. Route 30 (I‑86 / US 30), and is partially within the Massacre Rocks State Park. This segment includes a section where "the trail winds down into a ravine where emigrant wagons had difficulty in crossing."[2]
The western segment is an area of about 13.26 acres (5.37 ha) south of Tule Island and I‑86 / US 30 (just east of the Coldwater Hill Eastbound Rest Area).[3] This segment includes an "ascending a grade out of Snake river [sic] shoreland west of Bonanza Bar, includes a small ridge covered with tracks where wagons encountered difficulty getting up a hill."[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Wells, Merle W. (February 24, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form:Oregon Trail Historic District (Register Rock Area)". National Park Service. Retrieved November 17, 2024. and accompanying photo
- ^ "Coldwater Hill - Eastbound Rest Area" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
External links
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