Emigrant Trails

Emigrant Trails (HM2BO9)

Location: American Falls, ID 83211 Power County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 36.87', W 113° 8.574'

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Early California and Oregon Trail Ruts — left by thousands of emigrant wagons as they ascended this bluff — still are visible below this viewpoint.
In 1859 F.W. Lander's wagon road builders dug and improved grade that shows more clearly. California traffic, for which Lander constructed a better road, diverged from this Snake River route to Oregon just beyond Raft River, 6 miles west of here. When they got up this grade, emigrants were thankful that they had passed 20 miles of bad road, and that a less demanding trail lay ahead.
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HM NumberHM2BO9
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Placed ByIdaho Department of Transportation
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Date Added Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 at 8:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 324244 N 4720232
Decimal Degrees42.61450000, -113.14290000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 36.87', W 113° 8.574'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 36' 52.2" N, 113° 8' 34.44" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Cold Water Rd, American Falls ID 83211, US
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