Pocatello in Bannock County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Old Fort Hall
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 22, 2017
1. Old Fort Hall Marker
Fort Hall, Keystone on the Oregon Trail, America's road to destiny, was located 14 miles north of this site. It was dedicated by Nathaniel J. Wyeth, Bostonian, on Aug. 5th 1834. Unable to compete with Hudson's Bay Co., Fort Boise; Wyeth sold the Fort to the firm and they took it over on June 16th 1838. Fort Hall served as a Trapper Indian rendezvous and an Oregon Trail way station. Joseph Thing, Francis Ermatinger and Richard Grant provided hospitality for Thousands, including such notables as Jason Lee Meek, Bridger, Bonneville, Whitmans, Spaldings, DeSmet, Fremont, Carson & Meeker. HBC abandoned the Fort in July, 1858, thus ending an era. The Fort site has been designated as a registered historical landmark by the National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is August 5, 1834.
Location. 42° 50.637′ N, 112° 25.218′ W. Marker is in Pocatello, Idaho, in Bannock County. It can be reached from Avenue of the Chiefs near South 5th Avenue. The marker stands in Pocatello at the Bannock
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Regionally, this marker is in Bear River Country. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The City of Pocatello (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pocatello's Name in WWII (approx. 0.2 miles away); Native Foods (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Shoshone (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pocatello’s Life (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chief Pocatello (approx. 0.2 miles away); Idaho State University (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocatello.
More about this marker. The marker stands along an inside wall of the Fort Hall Replica.
Also see . . .
1. Fort Hall.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 22, 2017
2. Old Fort Hall Marker
2. Fort Hall Replica. Visit Idaho website entry (Submitted on February 6, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 22, 2017
3. Fort Hall Replica
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 22, 2017
4. Fort Hall Replica
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 22, 2017
5. Oregon Trail Monument
Women's
Study League
in commemoration of
the old
Oregon Trail
1907
Monument inside Fort Hall Replica; relocated from elsewhere.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 22, 2017
6. Old Fort Hall Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 2,618 times since then and 203 times this year. Last updated on October 1, 2026, by Jean Denise of Hillsboro, Oregon. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 14, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
