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Historical Markers in Minidoka County, Idaho

 
Clickable Map of Minidoka County, Idaho and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Minidoka County, ID (3) Blaine County, ID (19) Cassia County, ID (38) Jerome County, ID (14) Lincoln County, ID (3)  MinidokaCounty(3) Minidoka County (3)  BlaineCounty(19) Blaine County (19)  CassiaCounty(38) Cassia County (38)  JeromeCounty(14) Jerome County (14)  LincolnCounty(3) Lincoln County (3)
Rupert is the county seat for Minidoka County
Adjacent to Minidoka County, Idaho
      Blaine County (19)  
      Cassia County (38)  
      Jerome County (14)  
      Lincoln County (3)  
 
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1 Idaho, Minidoka County, Acequia — 341 — Minidoka Dam
On State Highway 24 at milepost 10 at North 374 Lane East, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 24.
An important pioneer federal reclamation dam and power plant provides water and electricity for farms and cities nearby. Constructed 5 miles east of here between 1904 and 1906 at a cost of $675,000, Minidoka Dam diverts water into . . . Map (db m124027) HM
2 Idaho, Minidoka County, Paul — 506 — Camp Rupert
On 100 South Road (State Highway 25) near 1150 West Road, on the right when traveling east.
Camp Rupert was the largest prisoner of war camp in Idaho. Housing some 4000 POWs most were German and Italian. The Camp was built at an initial cost of $500,000 and maintained by nearly 1000 army personnel and civilians. Over 170 buildings . . . Map (db m138488) HM
3 Idaho, Minidoka County, Rupert — 372 — Montgomery Ferry
On East Baseline Road near North 200 East, on the right when traveling east.
Near this spot, a ferry was established in 1886 by George Montgomery and Andrew Smith. Charges were fifty cents for man and horse; seventy five cents for team and wagon. Only means of crossing Snake River between Starrh's Ferry and American Falls, a . . . Map (db m138487) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 23, 2024