Montgomery Ferry

Montgomery Ferry (HM2K23)

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N 42° 37.175', W 113° 35.448'

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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 distance of 60 miles, and the one connection of the two railroad stations at Kelton, Utah and Minidoka, Idaho. Operation continued for 33 years until the bridge was built.
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HM NumberHM2K23
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series
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Year Placed1970
Placed ByDaughters of Utah Pioneers, Minidona (sic) County
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, August 29th, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 287523 N 4721825
Decimal Degrees42.61958333, -113.59080000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 37.175', W 113° 35.448'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 37' 10.5" N, 113° 35' 26.88" W
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