Arco in Butte County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Oliver Three Disc Gang Plow

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 31, 2013

1. Oliver Three Disc Gang Plow Marker

Inscription. This Oliver Three Disc Gang Plow, (ca. 1909) was found just two miles south of Argonne-West on the INEEL. Oliver disc plows, known for their ability to penetrate hard rocky soils with relative ease, were made to stand up to the hard knocks, while thoroughly turning the soil. Although this plow was perfectly suited to Idaho's arid desert soils, agricultural plants were not. Homesteaders on the Arco Desert eventually lost their lands for want of water.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.

Location. 43° 30.698′ N, 113° 0.378′ W. Marker is in Arco, Idaho, in Butte County. It can be reached from Van Buren Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arco ID 83213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Idaho — Sawtooth Range

and in Eastern Idaho and the Yellowstone Fringe.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 5

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other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: EBR-I (here, next to this marker); Lost River (approx. 2½ miles away); Nuclear Reactors (approx. 2½ miles away); A Plain of Volcanoes (approx. 2.6 miles away); Prehistory and Recent History (approx. 2.6 miles away).

Oliver Three Disc Gang Plow image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 31, 2013

2. Oliver Three Disc Gang Plow

The plow is located near the parking lot at EBR-I.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.