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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C76_taylors-bridge_Idaho-Falls-ID.html
Idaho's earliest toll bridge spanned Snake River at this rocky site in 1865, replacing Eagle Rock Ferry, 9 miles upstream.
James Madison Taylor (a relative of Presidents Madison and Taylor and a founder of Denver, Colorado) settled here in 1864…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C6W_prehistory-and-recent-history_Arco-ID.html
Big Southern Butte — A Waypoint for Thousands of Years"Just passing through, ma'ma"The harsh conditions on the plain discouraged most long-term settlement, but Big Southern Butte was a clear waypoint. In the 1800s, travelers headed toward Fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C6U_snake-river-bridge_Idaho-Falls-ID.html
On December 10, 1864 a franchise was granted to Edward M. Morgan, James M. (Matt) Taylor, and William F. Bartlett to operate a ferry one and one-half miles below Cedar Island and build a bridge over Snake River at Black Canyon. Mr. Taylor selected…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C4E_ancient-lake-bonneville_Eden-ID.html
The Flood that Reshaped Southern IdahoThe Snake River Canyon is one of Idaho's most recognizable geologic features. Volcanic forces dating back more than 10 million years ago created the canyon. But it took the second largest flood in the history …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C4D_the-desert-bloomed_Eden-ID.html
Magic in the DesertHere, at the Hansen Overlook, you are in the heart of Idaho's Magic Valley. Once this valley was a dry sagebrush covered desert. Water from the Snake River magically transformed the desert seemingly overnight into one of Idaho's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C3R_balanced-rock_Buhl-ID.html
48 ft. high & 40 ft. wideBase is only3 ft. x 175 in. wideA rhyolite monolith shaped bydifferential weathering
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C3Q_rattlesnake-station_Mountain-Home-ID.html
At the junction of the Rocky Bar Road with the Oregon Trail, this was a major stage line stop for 20 years.
Stage service commenced in 1864, and a road to the Rocky Bar mines was opened 2 months later. In 1878 the station owners thought it woul…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C3P_lost-river_Arco-ID.html
When its water is not diverted for upstream irrigation, Lost River flows past here into a sink 14 miles to the northeast.
Lava flows in the Snake River plains buried old channels of Lost River, Little Lost River, and Birch Creek. No longer able…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C3O_nuclear-reactors_Arco-ID.html
Since 1949, more nuclear reactors - over 50 of them - have been built on this plain than anywhere else in the world.
This 900-square-mile Idaho National Laboratory is the birthplace of the Nuclear Navy. Commercial power reactor prototypes, incl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B02_atoms-for-peace_Arco-ID.html
An important page in atomic history was written here on July 17, 1955, when the lights of Arco were successfully powered from atomic energy. Chosen by the Atomic Energy Commission as an experiment in the peaceful use of atomic power, Arco, Idaho b…