Glenn's Ferry

Glenn's Ferry (HML6F)

Location: Glenns Ferry, ID 83623 Elmore County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 56.853', W 115° 17.865'

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After the golden spike was driven at Promontory Utah in 1869 the nearest railroad station to Boise was Kelton on the north shore of the Great Salt Lake. A ferry was built 1/2 mile up on the river as a joint effort by Gustavus Glenn, a local rancher who operated freight wagons in the area and Ken Lewis, to service traffic on the Kelton road. Stage coach operators preferred the more northerly route over King Hill and a crossing near Thousand Springs. Operators of heavy freight wagons preferred the local route and in 1870 Glenn bought Lewis out. A post office was established in the ferry house with Glenn as postmaster. The Kelton road was used only until 1883 at which time the Oregon Short Line Railroad was completed through here. After that time the ferry was used to service farms and ranches south of the river well into the twentieth century by the McAnulty, Rosevear and Eicholz families, having been refurbished a number of times.
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HM NumberHML6F
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Placed ByGlenns Ferry Area Chamber of Commerce
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Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 1:35am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 638867 N 4756396
Decimal Degrees42.94755000, -115.29775000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 56.853', W 115° 17.865'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 56' 51.18" N, 115° 17' 51.90" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 70 Cunningham Rd, Glenns Ferry ID 83623, US
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