Bliss in Gooding County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Bliss Homestead

1879

Photographed By Frank Gunshow Sanchez, September 9, 2023

1. Bliss Homestead Marker

Inscription. David Bradley Bliss was born in Minnesota in 1840. While exploring southern Idaho on the old Kelton Road, near Clover Creek Station, He was viewing the Snake River Plain from the high bluff just north of here later known as Bliss Hill. He remained and homesteaded the land around you to the west and south.

A few hundred yards to your left stands the original Bliss home built in 1879. About 300 yards in front of you is the Bliss Family Cemetery surrounded by an iron fence.

He chartered the town site of Bliss in 1881 just before the arrival of the O.S.L. RR. The Bliss Grade became a busy freight wagon route for supplies destined for the Malad River and Hagerman Valley Area.

Bliss died in 1909, his wife, Lydia survived until 1921. They are interred in the Bliss Family Cemetery along with their children: Weston A. Bliss 1871-1897, David Eli Bliss 1873-1909 along with other family members.

Dedicated September 9, 6028 (2023)

E. Clampus Vitus Inc., chapters:
Snake River #1811 Idaho
Al Packer #100 Colorado
South Pass #1867 Wyoming
Doc Maynard #54-40 Washington
Four Georgians #4881 Montana
Irish Kate #1858 Washington

Credo Quia Absurdum

Erected 2023 by E. Clampus Vitus Inc. chapters: Snake River

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#1811 Idaho, Al Packer #100 Colorado, South Pass #1867 Wyoming, Doc Maynard #54-40 Washington, Four Georgians #4881 Montana, Irish Kate #1858 Washington.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 9, 1840.

Location. 42° 54.663′ N, 114° 56.912′ W. Marker is in Bliss, Idaho, in Gooding County. Marker is on River Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 689 River Road, Bliss ID 83314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fossil Beds (approx. 2.4 miles away); History of the Malad River (approx. 4.1 miles away); Woody's Cove / The Hagerman Valley (approx. 5.2 miles away); The Malad Springs (approx. 5½ miles away); Formation of Malad Gorge (approx. 5½ miles away); Hagerman Sheep Monument (approx. 6.6 miles away); Right Beneath Your Feet (approx. 9.7 miles away); The Great Westward Migration (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bliss.

Also see . . . David Bradley Blisss at Find-A-Grave. (Submitted on September 11, 2023, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California.)

Photographed By Frank Gunshow Sanchez, September 10, 2023

2. Bliss Homestead Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2023, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 9, 2023, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. 2. submitted on September 10, 2023, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.