Rock Creek

Rock Creek (HML2F)

Location: Hansen, ID 83334 Twin Falls County
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N 42° 27.648', W 114° 19.385'

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The lush willow bottoms of Rock Creek provided Native Americans with a natural campsite. During the early and mid-1800s, Rock Creek was an oasis for the trappers, explorers and Oregon-bound emigrants attempting to traverse the arid Snake River Plain. Astorian Robert Stuart camped in this vicinity August 28-29, 1812 during his epic eastward trek from Astoria to St. Louis in which he pioneered what would become the Oregon Trail. Captain John C. Fremont camped near this spot on September 30, 1843, while leading a military expedition guided by Kit Carson to survey and map the Oregon Trail. The following day, Fremont following Rock Creek and headed towards Niagara Springs where, after crossing the Snake River in an inflatable India-rubber boat, he examined the outlet of a "Subterranean River." Fremont's published report detailing his 1843-44 expedition from St. Louis to Fort Vancouver was of great value to Oregon-bound emigrants and remains today one of the most vivid accounts of the West.
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HM NumberHML2F
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Placed BySnake River Chapter - Idaho Archaeological Society
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 6:49pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 720096 N 4704412
Decimal Degrees42.46080000, -114.32308333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 27.648', W 114° 19.385'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 27' 38.88" N, 114° 19' 23.10" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3700-3706 Stricker Cabin Rd, Hansen ID 83334, US
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