On U.S. 95 0.4 miles south of McKinley Mine Road, on the left when traveling north.
Millions in gold – mined mostly in one big year came from the high mountain basin around Florence 14 airline miles east from here.
Early prospectors, fanning south from Pierce – Idaho’s first gold camp – came unexpectedly upon rich . . . — — Map (db m109650) HM
On Pine Street near U.S. 95, on the right when traveling south.
Homesteaders flocked to the Camas Prairie in the early 1900s. Lured by the rolling, fertile land, John, Jake, and Gib Eimers, brought their hopes and dreams to Grangeville from Albion, Illinois. Soon after, sisters Elsie Eimers Bunting, Helen . . . — — Map (db m141254) HM
On West Main Street at South Idaho Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
The steam engine before you saw many years of service to agriculture and lumbering here on the Camas Prairie at the turn of the 20th century.
In the 1920s the City of Grangeville used a steam engine like this with a roller in front instead of . . . — — Map (db m121269) HM
On U.S. 95 at Airport Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 95.
Erected in memory of the seventeen volunteers who engaged in battle with the Indians 2000 feet East from this point with two killed and three wounded the 5th day of July 1877 during the Nez Perce Indian War. Captain D.B. Randall, C.M. Day, James . . . — — Map (db m121144) HM
On Pine Street near U.S. 95, on the right when traveling south.
Grangeville owes its origin to members of the Charity Grange #15, Patrons of Husbandry, organized in Mount Idaho in 1874. John M. Crooks, owner of a 600-acre ranch on Three Mile Creek, gave the Grangers land for a hall, an additional five acres, and . . . — — Map (db m141247) HM
On State Highway 14 at milepost 44 at Red River Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 14.
Elk City was the first mining town in Idaho County. The first miners saw a herd of at least 700 elk while camping on the hill east of the present townsite, hence the name Elk City. In September 1861, Elk City was established between Elk City and . . . — — Map (db m121316) HM
On Pine Street near U.S. 95, on the right when traveling south.
Before the continent was called America, before settlers came looking for land, the Nez Perce people lived and traveled throughout a vast area we now know as Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. They lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle, following the growing . . . — — Map (db m141249) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 95) near Orchard Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Before the wagon road from White Bird to Meadows was completed in 1903, travelers endured a trecherous (sic) and roundabout overland journey. Seeing the need for a faster and more direct route, the enterprising J.J. Goff offered ferry service across . . . — — Map (db m119414) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 95) at Lodge Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Lighthouse of Highway 95
In 1946, Jim and Velma Summerville built a liquor bar, cafe, and supperclub. Summerville’s Cafe and Club was known as “The Lighthouse of Highway 95,” welcoming countless travelers to their 24-hour cafe. . . . — — Map (db m119409) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
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