Idahome
Posted by: 
muddawber
N 42° 24.840 W 113° 23.935
12T E 302615 N 4698531
City of great promise doomed from the start.
Waymark Code: WM9AW
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2006
Views: 42
In 1916, Idahome sprang up as a railroad terminal and irrigation projects boosted its economy. But after plans to build a dam on Raft River fell through and highway traffic replaced rail service, the town gradually turned into a ghost town as businesses closed down and people moved away.
Marker Name: Idahome
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
After wheat crops flourished in this dry farm area, Idahome sprang up here in 1916 as a railroad terminal. Irrigation projects boosted its economy.
When wheat farms disappeared and highway traffic replaced rail service here, Idahome became a ghost town. Its grain elevators, lumberyards, stores, airport, oil company, school, newspaper and people are only past memories. An elevator and a few building foundations mark its site.
County: Cassia
City: Idahome is 7.5 miles from Malta
Group Responsible for Placement: Idaho Historical Society
Marker Number: 449
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://www.howderfamily.com/blog/idahome/
Date Dedicated: Not listed
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