Caldron Linn

Caldron Linn (HML2G)

Location: Murtaugh, ID 83344 Twin Falls County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 30.291', W 114° 12.015'

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In 1811 the Hunt party likened the terrific torrent of the Snake River three miles east of here to a boiling caldron, adding the the old Scottish word "linn," meaning a waterfall.

They had lost a man and a canoe in a roaring chute upstream. Finding worse water ahead they abandoned river travel. Next year, another explorer said of Caldron Linn, "Its terrific appearance beggars all description." Today no road reaches the spot and the name is forgotten.
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HM NumberHML2G
Series This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series
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Marker Number284
Placed ByIdaho Historical Society
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Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 10:14am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 730034 N 4709630
Decimal Degrees42.50485000, -114.20025000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 30.291', W 114° 12.015'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 30' 17.46" N, 114° 12' 0.90" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4384 E 3500 N, Murtaugh ID 83344, US
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