American Falls

American Falls (HM2BU3)

Location: American Falls, ID 83211 Power County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 47.052', W 112° 51.036'

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The town is named for the nearby falls of Snake River, a famous landmark for fur trappers and early western travellers (sic).

The Oregon Trail passed close to the falls, which had been named in contrast to "Canadian Falls" — now known as Shoshone Falls — 95 miles downstream. The town of Amierican Falls was founded when the railroad came in 1882, and served a ranching area. An important power dam was built in 1902. When the present large irrigation dam was built in 1925-1927, the town has to be moved out of the reservoir area.
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HM NumberHM2BU3
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Placed ByIdaho Department of Transportation
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Date Added Monday, October 1st, 2018 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 348631 N 4738511
Decimal Degrees42.78420000, -112.85060000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 47.052', W 112° 51.036'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 47' 3.12" N, 112° 51' 2.1600000000001" 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 347 Harrison St, American Falls ID 83211, US
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