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Oregon Trail Historic District (Power County, Idaho)

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Coordinates: 42°39′15″N 113°2′38″W / 42.65417°N 113.04389°W / 42.65417; -113.04389
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Not to be confused with Oregon Trail Historic District (Vale, Oregon).
For other uses, see Oregon Trail Historic District.
Oregon Trail Historic District
Oregon Trail Historic District is located in Idaho
Oregon Trail Historic District
Oregon Trail Historic District
Oregon Trail Historic District is located in the United States
Oregon Trail Historic District
Oregon Trail Historic District
LocationSouthest of American Falls
Nearest cityAmerican Falls, Idaho
United States
Coordinates42°39′15″N 113°2′38″W / 42.65417°N 113.04389°W / 42.65417; -113.04389
AreaMore than 14 acres (5.7 ha)
NRHP reference No.73000688[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1973

Oregon Trail Historic District is a historic district along the Oregon and the original California trails in Power County, Idaho, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NFHP).[2][1]

Description

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The "historic district includes two segments of unaltered (except for natural erosion) Oregon Trail" south of the Snake River in the general area of Register Rock.[2]

The eastern segment is located about midway between Register Rock and the unincorporated community of Neeley, extends along a ravine for roughly one-half mile (0.80 km) on the south side of Interstate 86 / U.S. Route 30 (I‑86 / US 30), and is partially within the Massacre Rocks State Park. This segment includes a section where "the trail winds down into a ravine where emigrant wagons had difficulty in crossing."[2]

The western segment is an area of about 13.26 acres (5.37 ha) south of Tule Island and I‑86 / US 30 (just east of the Coldwater Hill Eastbound Rest Area).[3] This segment includes an "ascending a grade out of Snake river [sic] shoreland west of Bonanza Bar, includes a small ridge covered with tracks where wagons encountered difficulty getting up a hill."[2]

The district was added to the NRHP March 30, 1973.[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Wells, Merle W. (February 24, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form:Oregon Trail Historic District (Register Rock Area)". National Park Service. Retrieved November 17, 2024. and accompanying photo
  3. ^ "Coldwater Hill - Eastbound Rest Area" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
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