Steamer "Shoshone"

Steamer "Shoshone" (HMLI2)

Location: Melba, ID 83641 Owyhee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 20.454', W 116° 36.237'

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The boat was built in 1866 to provide easy river travel for a part of the route from the Columbia to Boise and Silver City.

It was intended to ply 105 miles between here and Old's Ferry. Once it even explored the river for 60 miles above here, astonishing the jackrabbits with its ambitious whistle. But business was poor and firewood for the boilers was scarce, and service stopped after a few trips. Finally in a hair-raising ride, the 136-foot, 300-ton boat was run down through Hell's Canyon and to the Columbia.
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HM NumberHMLI2
Series This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series
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Marker Number194
Placed ByIdaho Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 12:50pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 532102 N 4798748
Decimal Degrees43.34090000, -116.60395000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 20.454', W 116° 36.237'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 20' 27.24" N, 116° 36' 14.22" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1524 Unnamed Road, Melba ID 83641, US
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