Rattlesnake Station

Rattlesnake Station (HM1C3Q)

Location: Mountain Home, ID 83647 Elmore County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 11.897', W 115° 33.301'

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At the junction of the Rocky Bar Road with the Oregon Trail, this was a major stage line stop for 20 years.

Stage service commenced in 1864, and a road to the Rocky Bar mines was opened 2 months later. In 1878 the station owners thought it would sound a lot better to call their place Mountain Home instead of Rattlesnake. Then the Union Pacific — built out in the valley in 1883 — replaced the freight wagons and stage lines that came through here. So Mountain Home was moved on down Rattlesnake Creek to its present location on the railroad.
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HM NumberHM1C3Q
Series This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series
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Marker Number195
Placed ByIdaho Historical Society and Idaho Transportation Department
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Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 2:34pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 617399 N 4783847
Decimal Degrees43.19828333, -115.55501667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 11.897', W 115° 33.301'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 11' 53.82" N, 115° 33' 18.06" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 501-599 Sun Valley Hwy, Mountain Home ID 83647, US
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