McAuley's Road

McAuley's Road (HM1PGQ)

Location: Montpelier, ID 83254 Bear Lake County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 14.161', W 111° 13.989'

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Coming west with Ezra Meeker in 1852, Thomas McAuley decided to build a road to let emigrants bypass Big Hill.

Worst of all Oregon Trail descents, Big Hill needed replacement. Eliza McAuley reported that her brother Tom "fished awhile, then took a ramble... and discovered a pass by which the mountain can be avoided by doing a little road building." With an emigrant crew, he opened a wagon toll road that followed current Highway 30. After 1852, no one maintained the new route and it fell into disuse.
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HM NumberHM1PGQ
Series This marker is part of the Oregon Trail series
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Marker Number456
Placed ByIdaho Historical Society and Idaho Transportation Department
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, November 21st, 2015 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 480762 N 4676007
Decimal Degrees42.23601667, -111.23315000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 14.161', W 111° 13.989'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 14' 9.66" N, 111° 13' 59.34" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near U.S. 30, Montpelier ID 83254, US
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