National Register of Historic Places

Oregon Trail Historic District

American Falls, Power County, Idaho
Listed
March 19, 1973
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
73000688

About this property

Oregon Trail Historic District is a historic district along the Oregon and the original California trails in Power County, Idaho, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NFHP). The "historic district includes two segments of unaltered (except for natural erosion) Oregon Trail" south of the Snake River in the general area of Register Rock. The eastern segment is located about midway between Register Rock and the unincorporated community of Neeley, extends along a ravine for roughly one-half mile (0.80 km) on the south side of Interstate 86/U.S. Route 30 (I-86 / US 30), and is partially within the Massacre Rocks State Park. This segment includes a section where "the trail winds down into a ravine where emigrant wagons had difficulty in crossing". The western segment is an area of about 13.26 acres (5.37 ha) south of Tule Island and I-86 / US 30 (just east of the Coldwater Hill Eastbound Rest Area). This segment includes an "ascending a grade out of Snake river [sic] shoreland west of Bonanza Bar, includes a small ridge covered with tracks where wagons encountered difficulty getting up a hill." The district was added to the NRHP March 30, 1973. National Register of Historic Places listings in Power County, Idaho Media related to Oregon Trail Historic District (Power County, Idaho) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

American Falls, Power County, Idaho
42.66152, -113.06456

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Nearby Historic Sites

Oregon Trail Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0 mi
Register Rock
Listed
2.5 mi
American Falls East Shore Power Plants
Industrial
12.5 mi
Oneida Milling and Elevator Company Grain Elevator
Industrial
13.1 mi
Davie, William, House
Industrial
13.5 mi

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When was Oregon Trail Historic District listed on the National Register?

Oregon Trail Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Oregon Trail Historic District?

Oregon Trail Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Oregon Trail Historic District?

The period of significance for Oregon Trail Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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