Old Railroads

Old Railroads (HMFD7)

Location: Council, ID 83612 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 43.737', W 116° 26.297'

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An ambitious railroad project to a high Seven Devils copper mine (elevation 6800 ft.) created a lot of excitement here in 1898-1899.

This would have been Idaho's highest mountain railroad if funding had been available to complete it. Construction began near a canyon rim more than a vertical mile above Snake River. Although it never got anywhere, that grade still can be seen near Kinney Point. Remains of an old mining smelter at Landore also survive from that time.
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HM NumberHMFD7
Series This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series
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Marker Number420
Placed ByIdaho Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 8:04am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 544480 N 4952994
Decimal Degrees44.72895000, -116.43828333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 43.737', W 116° 26.297'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 43' 44.22" N, 116° 26' 17.82" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8 Ace Alley, Council ID 83612, US
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