Snake River

Snake River (HMFCE)

Location: Fruitland, ID 83619 Payette County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 59.629', W 116° 56.162'

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The valley of the Snake, historic passage from the Midwest to the Northwest, has been a primary route for travel since the days of Indians and fur traders.

The Oregon Trail forded the river at Old Fort Boise, the Hudson's Bay Company 12 miles upstream. Many a famous early westerner saw the valley you now see - though the look of the land has changed since white settlement brought irrigated farms. Today the river provides both irrigation and power along its thousand-mile course from the Yellowstone to the Columbia. Highways, railroads, and airlines follow its open valley east of here; but to the north, Hell's Canyon of the Snake is still almost impassable to man.
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HM NumberHMFCE
Series This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series, and the Oregon Trail series.
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Marker Number263
Placed ByIdaho Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 7:51am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 505129 N 4871188
Decimal Degrees43.99381667, -116.93603333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 59.629', W 116° 56.162'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 59' 37.74" N, 116° 56' 9.72" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100 I-84, Fruitland ID 83619, US
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