David Thompson

David Thompson (HM2AMM)

Location: Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 Boundary County
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Country: United States of America
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N 48° 39.144', W 116° 20.712'

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Coming from Canada, the famous map maker and trader for the North West Company explored this area and river in 1808.

On May 8 somewhere near here, Thompson's famished party, all sick from eating a "much tainted" antelope, met ten lodges of Indians who could give them only "a few dried Carp (of last year's catch!) and some Moss bread...but acceptable to the hungry." Leaving here, he found the route which US 95 follows north. Next year, he returned to establish Idaho's first trading post on Lake Pend d'Oreille.
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HM NumberHM2AMM
Series This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series
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Placed ByIdaho Department of Transportation
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Date Added Monday, August 20th, 2018 at 11:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11U E 548225 N 5389022
Decimal Degrees48.65240000, -116.34520000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 48° 39.144', W 116° 20.712'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds48° 39' 8.6399999999999" N, 116° 20' 42.72" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near US-2, Bonners Ferry ID 83805, US
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