By 1968, the Snake River Canyon south of Boise had been recognized as a unique ecosystem and critical nesting ground for birds of prey. Most of the area was managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Through the initiative of Morley Nelson, a . . . — — Map (db m267001) HM
Mining was boom or bust. By the 1900s, a long decline in regional mining activity reduced the work of the Assay Office. Meanwhile, increased timber production resulted in the expansion of the US Forest Service (USFS). In 1932, the US Treasury . . . — — Map (db m305343) HM
This is the old U.S. Assay Office
Built in 1870-71, and said to have
received more than 75,000,000 dollars
in gold and silver through its doors — — Map (db m305351) HM
Because the chief assayer position was a political appointment, new presidents typically replaced them. Eleven different men occupied this office over sixty years. The rest of the small staff of clerks, lab workers, and guards could work here . . . — — Map (db m305339) HM
In 1907, Reverend O.P. Christian of the National Children’s Home Society wrote a letter to Idaho Governor Frank R. Gooding asking for support in establishing an Idaho Children’s Home Society. Gooding responded pledging his full support, should such . . . — — Map (db m267453) HM
In 1910, the current building at 740 Warm Springs Avenue was constructed for $42,700. The state legislature appropriated $20,000 to construct the building and fundraising efforts by the citizens of Boise provided the remaining funds. Designed by . . . — — Map (db m267450) HM
From the inception of the Children’s Home Society of Idaho, some of Boise’s most recognizable historic philanthropic figures from the progressive era became integral parts of shaping the Children’s Home Society. These prominent local business men . . . — — Map (db m267452) HM
By the 1930’s the good work being done at Children’s Home was well-known throughout the state of Idaho. The plight of helpless children in need triggered true compassion from even the most disinterested.
Through diligent communication, . . . — — Map (db m267454) HM
The Children’s Home Society has always been more than just an orphanage. Founder O.P. Christian stated “Our field is the State of Idaho and our work is as wide as the needs of a destitute neglected child.”
One of the original roles that the . . . — — Map (db m267455) HM
For over half a century, the Children’s Home Society of Idaho had been a home for Idaho’s children in need of shelter and care. Tireless efforts from superintendents, executive directors, board members, medical professionals, teachers, community . . . — — Map (db m267457) HM
By the early 1950s, increased automobile traffic resulted in the need for a new bridge. In 1955, Smith and Milhollin, a local engineering firm, designed a new structure for the river crossing. Crews completed the bridge in record time in 1956, . . . — — Map (db m266594) HM
In Honor of Cynthia Mann who dedicated this block of land to help establish the Children’s Home Society of Idaho.
She expressed the philosophy that had guided her life in a letter to a friend shortly before her death in 1920: . . . — — Map (db m267459) HM
Dona Larsen grew up on a farm in Cornish, Utah. She and her husband, Dorrell, moved to the Treasure Valley in 1956. Dona and Dorrell raised 10 children in Boise, who all graduated from East Junior High and Boise High School and then went on to . . . — — Map (db m267348) HM
In 1911, a baseball field was built on this site and named Cody Park after C.W. "Jack" Cody, who purchased the Boise franchise in the Union Association and started a semi-professional baseball team. The team, the Boise Irrigators, played their games . . . — — Map (db m267355) HM
First Burial: August 22, 1864
Established as a Masonic/I.O.O.F. Cemetery
September 14, 1872
Restored during the Centennial Year by
“Friends of the Pioneer Cemetery”
Boise City Celebrations, Inc
May 28, 1990 — — Map (db m267631) HM
Robin was a counselor at Warm Springs Counseling Center from 1999 to her passing in 2017. She called herself The “Fun Czar”, championing playfulness and laughter as an important part of healing. Her kindness, compassion and beautiful smile were . . . — — Map (db m267458) HM
Added in 1931 to help move goods and inmates in and out of the facility. All incoming and outgoing vehicles were locked in the sally port and thoroughly searched before being allowed to proceed. — — Map (db m267448) HM
Trusty inmates had extra privileges, like this honor dormitory. Up to 30 inmates and 10 guards could be accommodated in this building. It had a dining hall, kitchen and was used as a storage area for the commissary. — — Map (db m267408) HM
Completed in 1902, the Warden’s House contained eight rooms and a basement. Total cost to construct the sandstone house: $3,100. The state saved almost $4,000 by using inmate labor. — — Map (db m267403) HM
Female inmates were housed here from 1905-1968. Male inmates built the sandstone wall in 1905, and the dormitory inside in 1920. The small ward held between two and twenty women at any given time. — — Map (db m267449) HM
Harrison Boulevard, one of Boise’s most picturesque thoroughfares, is named for President Benjamin Harrison, who signed the Admissions Act making Idaho a state. His visit in 1891 prompted the city council and local landowner Jeremiah Brumback to . . . — — Map (db m305943) HM
This cabin was the first home in Boise to shelter women and children
Restored and preserved by Pioneer Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution — — Map (db m267011) HM
Small, independent corner grocery stores once dotted Boise neighborhoods and were common fixtures in the North End. The stores connected residents on a daily basis, since most store owners and their customers lived near each other. Stores typically . . . — — Map (db m267506) HM
Small, independent corner grocery stores once dotted Boise neighborhoods and were common fixtures in the North End. The stores connected residents on a daily basis, since most store owners and their customers lived near each other. Stores typically . . . — — Map (db m306509) HM
America’s first teacher in space was Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire. McCall, Idaho teacher Barbara Morgan, backup to Christa M. has accepted NASA’s offer to fly as the next teacher in space. David Marquart from Boise High School, was one of ten . . . — — Map (db m305306) HM
In response to changes in curriculum and rapid growth in the North End, Longfellow School opened to students, grades 1-8, in 1906, incorporating many modern advances in school design. One innovation that received much attention was the placement of . . . — — Map (db m305319) HM
North Junior High was constructed on “Lemp’s Triangle,” a vacant lot that had been previously used as a ball field by local children. The school was designed by the firm of Tourtelotte and Hummel, and built by J. O. Jordan and Son. Constructed in . . . — — Map (db m267028) HM
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited Boise on September 27, 1937. The president’s motorcade passed by numerous schools on the tour of the city’s North and East End neighborhoods. Excited students stood outside . . . — — Map (db m267014) HM
President Franklin Roosevelt’s tour of the American West in 1937 included a stop in Boise. The tour provided the president opportunities to promote New Deal public works and job stimulus programs and see first-hand how they benefitted American . . . — — Map (db m267016) HM
West panel of monument
Oregon Trail Memorial
This is the historic pathway of the Oregon Trail through the city of Boise. Follow the footsteps of Native Americans, fur traders, pioneers, soldiers, and entrepreneurs, from our past to . . . — — Map (db m305803) HM
As Boise’s North End began to grow, the necessity for a neighborhood school became clear. In 1899, developer Walter E. Pierce donated the west half of this block for a new, four room, brick schoolhouse that faced 16th Street. In February 1900, . . . — — Map (db m267107) HM
An Enterprising young seamstress, Anna E. Crane, filed a plat in March 1890 for land south of the Boise River. She came to Boise only a year earlier to join her brother, a dentist. Land speculators from Colorado followed her lead and planned . . . — — Map (db m267154) HM
Named for American Poet, James Russell Lowell (1819-1891), this school opened to students in 1913. Although a full two stories, only the first floor was finished. Students in the lower four grades attended Lowell while older students rode the . . . — — Map (db m305065) HM
This stately home was built in 1906 by landowner and farmer Oliver Francis Short. The one and a half stories and fifteen rooms were home to the Shorts and their two children. The Short farm played an important role in the agricultural community, . . . — — Map (db m227654) HM
All Idaho land surveys refer to a
beginning point --"Initial Point"--
16 miles directly south of here.
When he began surveying Idaho in 1867, Lafayette Cartee, first surveyor general of Idaho Territory, established the initial point on a . . . — — Map (db m53439) HM
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, each believing in the noble cause of liberty, valiantly strove to found a new nation.
1775 - 1783
Dedicated in 2025 by Emma Edwards . . . — — Map (db m286974) WM
An ambitious railroad project to a high Seven Devils copper mine (elevation 6800 ft.) created a lot of excitement here in 1898-1899.
This would have been Idaho's highest mountain railroad if funding had been available to complete it. Construction . . . — — Map (db m23226) HM
John Welch -- always known as Packer John -- hauled supplies from Lewiston to Idaho City during a major Boise Basin gold rush of 1863-1864.
He built a cabin (1/4 mile north of here) that immediately became an historic Idaho landmark. Territorial . . . — — Map (db m37957) HM
For more than half a century, after 1910, an apple orchard of nearly 1400 acres, thought to be the largest in the United States under one management, covered this area.
Investors, mostly from the eastern U.S., bought 10-acre shares to finance the . . . — — Map (db m273131) HM
In 1946 Jack Morgan and his brother Ed purchased the logging division at New Meadows, Idaho, from Boise Payette Lumber Company.
The new company was called
J. I. Morgan, Inc.
In the years that followed, the company was . . . — — Map (db m110379) HM
An act of Congress, approved April 1878, gave the Utah & Northern Railroad Co. permission to build a narrow gauge line through Marsh Valley. It reached Oneida by July of 1878, where the first station was built. The town attained a population of . . . — — Map (db m140074) HM
Charles Jefferson Hunt served in the Mormon Battalion as Captain of Company “A” and as assistant executive officer. In its historic march from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego, California, 1846 - 47. His service won the commendation of . . . — — Map (db m48986) HM
This cabin, one of the first built on the Nine Mile Creek in Marsh Valley, was erected by William Jackson and Cyrus Coffin before 1866. Later it was purchased by Abigail Coffin who with her sons, Nathan, Cyrus, and William were among the first . . . — — Map (db m140126) HM
You are standing in the outlet of ancient Lake Bonneville, a vast prehistoric inland sea, of which Salt Lake is modern remnant
Covering over 20,000 square miles when it overflowed here about 14,500 years ago, its winding shoreline would have . . . — — Map (db m105831) HM
In 1874 the Wells-Fargo stage line assigned Wm.A. Tillotson to operate a station in Marsh Valley. where the trail crossed Sage Creek (now Yago Creek). This route skirted the eastern side of the valley and extended from Franklin, Idaho to mining . . . — — Map (db m140075) HM
Fort Hall Indian Reservation was established by government order July 14, 1867. Following treaties made with the Shoshone Indians in July, 1902 a portion of the reservation was open for white settlement. Homesteaders moved into the beautiful Inkom . . . — — Map (db m140282) HM
Through this canyon once puffed the wood-burning locomotives of the narrow-gauge Utah and Northern Railway.
Construction, undertaken by a Mormon Co-op, came northward from a junction with the transcontinental line, but stopped in 1874 at . . . — — Map (db m108284) HM
(This marker consists of series of photographs and their captions.)
The community of Lava Hot Springs is located at a strategic crossroads between the Rockies, the Great Basin, and the West. The year-round availability of natural hot . . . — — Map (db m108259) HM
Long before white men discovered these springs, Sept. 9, 1812, Indians gathered here to use the free hot water.
Except wheen they found hot springs, pre-historic Indians had a hard time getting hot water. The wove watertight baskets into . . . — — Map (db m124585) HM
Centuries ago the Bannock-Shoshone Indian tribes set aside these natural hot mineral springs as neutral ground for all tribes. Trapper Joseph Miller and party camped here in 1812. By 1863, it was a favorite stop for Oregon Trail travelers. Most . . . — — Map (db m140285) HM
(This marker is composed of series of photographs and their captions.)
Good for what ails you!
Idaho's hot springs have drawn people to them for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Long before indoor plumbing and hot water . . . — — Map (db m108255) HM
In 1921, William Godfrey and CJ Lundgren registered the Lead Bell Mining Company, Portneuf District with 1,000,000 shares at par value 10 cents. Operated 1925-1938. Sd (sic) Colton, Pres. Drecilla Godfrey, Sec. Wm Godfrey, Mgr. Mined Lead, Zinc, . . . — — Map (db m108257) HM
McCammon's mogul
(two photos at bottom left)
In 1865 William H. Murphy operated a toll bridge on the Portneuf River mainly used by miners traveling from Utah to the Montana goldfields. Murphy and his wife Catherine Scott Murphy . . . — — Map (db m108261) HM
The development of McCammon was closely associated with the transportation industry. William Murphy, in early 1863, built the first toll bridge, and McCammon became the nucleus of the Overland Stage Lines. H.O. Harkness acquired the toll bridge . . . — — Map (db m108262) HM
Garfield and Center Street 1903 Construction Began 1909 Dedication Cost $17,000 Architect William Allen, of Kaysville, Utah Size 40’ x 80’ 1962 Razed — — Map (db m267799) HM
Small bands of Ice Age hunters lived in the Snake River Basin as early as 12,000 years ago. They gathered wild foods and hunted mammoths and other animals. As the climate warmed, vegetation patterns changed and many larger animal species became . . . — — Map (db m267788) HM
Dedicated by the Bannock County Chapter of American War Mothers in honor of the sons & daughters who served in the World War. Erected 1929 ————— Dedicated by the Bannock County Chapter of American War Mothers in honor of the sons & daughters who . . . — — Map (db m267886) WM
6000126 Site #152 Bannock County Veterans Memorial Building Has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m267693) HM
Designed by prominent southeast Idaho architect Clinton A. Sundberg, this three-story, 62,613 square foot building was completed in 1951 and renovated in 1988. In 1981 the structure was renamed to honor Dr. Charles Kegel (1924-1981), who served the . . . — — Map (db m305536) HM
In an era of emigrants, Mormon settlers and the military, Pocatello emerged as a strong leader of the the Hukenduka Shoshone.
Born after 1810, Pocatello claimed this area and surrounding territories as his homeland. He soon watched his . . . — — Map (db m108286) HM
The Chief Theater opened on January 5, 1938. Admission to the first show, "Bad Man of Brimstone", was 49 cents. The downtown landmark provided entertainment until it was closed in 1982. The Chief Foundation began work on refurbishing the buildings . . . — — Map (db m108307) HM
The bedrock in Portneuf Narrows is ancient volcanic rock of the Bannock Volcanic Member for the Pocatello Formation. Other unique rock in this area records a continent-scale glaciation about 700 million years ago. After opening of the Fort Hall . . . — — Map (db m267583) HM
The "Let's Play, Pocatello" mural was created to honor three sisters — Faye, Naida, and Ruth Yost — for their significant contributions in the evolution of women's sports in Pocatello. In their youth, the Yost sisters played on neighborhood . . . — — Map (db m267794) HM
This two-story brick building known as the "Eagles Building" was constructed in 1914-15 and is located within the Pocatello National Historic District. Some of the early store fronts and the original bracketed tin cornice remain intact and visible. . . . — — Map (db m267857) HM
A registered National Historical Landmark Indian and trapper trading post established by Nathaniel J. Wyeth in 1834 and sold to Hudson's Bay Company in 1837 It was the vital point on the Oregon and California immigration trails and in . . . — — Map (db m312534) HM
Portneuf Narrows is the geographic key to the development of Pocatello and southeast Idaho. It was this narrow gap that allowed trade and access to the Snake River Plain and the entire Pacific Northwest. This water-level route was followed by . . . — — Map (db m267594) HM
Dedicated March 30, 1954, to the memory of Ralph Fielding Hutchinson who served the Idaho Technical Institute and Southern Branch of The University of Idaho, 1920-28, as Coach and Director of Athletics. He founded the “Tiger” and “Bengal” . . . — — Map (db m305597) HM
This great institution began here on Sept. 22, 1902, with 4 teachers and 40 students.
Originally the Academy of Idaho, it became Idaho Technical Institute in 1915, the Southern Branch of the University of Idaho in 1927, and Idaho State . . . — — Map (db m108306) HM
Completed in 1941 as the home for the College of Pharmacy, this 36,799 square foot concrete and brick structure was designed by prominent southeast Idaho Architect Clinton A. Sunberg. A major remodeling was completed in 1990. Dr. Eugene O. Leonard . . . — — Map (db m305494) HM
Shoshone Foods
The Shoshone were experts in securing a living from the land around them. They made intense use of the animals and plants available to them, and nothing was wasted.
Big Game
Traditional foods including . . . — — Map (db m108327) HM
Northwest: Carlson (or Spaulding) Building, across Center Street, was built in 1919 in a Sullivanesque style. Its appearance has been altered by remodeling of the first-floor storefronts and removal of the original tin cornice. The Pocatello . . . — — Map (db m267795) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m312533) HM
This is the main line of the Oregon Short Line (a segment of the Union Pacific Railroad) between the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest and South. The railway yard in Pocatello is a major junction and one of the largest on the Union Pacific system. . . . — — Map (db m267598) HM
Portneuf Narrows — The Portneuf River cuts through a weak spot in the Bannock Range near a fault that formed 100 million years ago, during development of the Idaho – Wyoming thrust belt. Rocks north of the Narrows have been turned upside down . . . — — Map (db m267796) HM
An early writer described southern Idaho as a “Land Of Fire and Fracture,” a desert through which settlers must struggle on their way to greener pastures. Beyond Fort Hall, established 17 miles northwest of here in 1834, pioneers chose trails to . . . — — Map (db m267695) HM
Chief Pocatello - Born in a Time of Change
It is hard to imagine the change Pocatello saw during his lifetime, and the challenges to his people's way of life to which he was forced to respond.
Early Life
Pocatello was . . . — — Map (db m108331) HM
Chief Pocatello's memory was honored by giving his name to two fighting vessels in World War II.
USS Pocatello
Tacoma-Class Frigate
Launched October 17, 1943. It was sponsored by Miss Thelma Dixey, Chief Pocatello's . . . — — Map (db m108326) HM
Since opening in 1959, this structure has undergone three additions, including one in 1966 when the original size was doubled. Today this 149,004 square foot building houses dining facilities for 800, a ballroom, movie theatre, games area with . . . — — Map (db m305599) HM
Before construction of the Interstate Highway in the 1970's a highway port-of-entry was located here to monitor truck traffic between the Snake River Plain and the area to the south and east. Truck transportation was an important early industry in . . . — — Map (db m267597) HM
The Portneuf Valley was the corridor initially used by stage and freight lines transporting merchandise to and from western Montana mines in the 1860's. The narrow gauge (3 feet) Utah and Northern Railway Company (U&N) Line was constructed north . . . — — Map (db m267696) HM
The Red Hill “I” has a long-standing history with Idaho State University, starting with the first symbol placed there in 1916 — originally a "T" to represent the institution when it was known as the Idaho Technical Institute. The beloved campus . . . — — Map (db m305495) HM
The Simplot name had been important to southeastern Idaho since the 1940’s when J.R. “Jack” Simplot established a small phosphate mining and fertilizer manufacturing operation near Pocatello. From this beginning grew the large Simplot plant west of . . . — — Map (db m267698) HM
Welcome to this gathering place built for the enjoyment of our citizens and visiting friends. Many individuals volunteered the vision, skills and hard work needed to create the Square. It is a symbol of the future we all may share through a . . . — — Map (db m267793) HM
Built 1917 Razed 1951 The position of this marker indicates the location of the entrance to Reed Hall dedicated April 15, 1920, to the memory of Miles F. Reedwho served as Principle of the Academy of Idaho and President of Idaho . . . — — Map (db m305493) HM
Built by Judge D. W. Standrod in 1900, the house was purchased by the City of Pocatello in 1974 and has been restored in commemoration of the American Revolution Bicentennial. Dedicated for use as a community cultural center in December 1976. . . . — — Map (db m267691) HM
Bringing a touch of elegance to the rugged West, the Bannock Hotel stood on this site for 80 years as the city’s social and business centerpiece. Presidents and other notables enjoyed the hotel’s accommodations, while the Camille Room and Ballroom . . . — — Map (db m267780) HM
Pocatello's origin lies in the railroads an the role they played in westward expansion.
In the late-1800's, what would become Pocatello was a rest stop on the Utah and Northern Railroad, which went from Utah to Butte, Montana. In 1882, . . . — — Map (db m108325) HM
Prehistoric Lake Bonneville once filled much of the Great Basin. About 14,500 years ago, a natural gravel dam at Red Rock Pass gave way, and a flow five times the volume of the Amazon River rushed down Marsh Creek, through Portneuf Narrows and the . . . — — Map (db m267798) HM
Chief Pocatello's People -- The Shoshone
The band led by Chief Pocatello were members of the Shoshone tribe. Shoshone territory included most of Idaho, northern Utah, northern Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Central Nevada and in California, in . . . — — Map (db m108328) HM
