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 #241 - Fort Bonneville Posted by:  Volcanoguy
N 45° 14.626 W 113° 53.653
12T E 272861 N 5014105
Idaho History Marker on Hwy. 93 north of Salmon, Idaho.
Waymark Code: WMFD43
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2012
Views: 4
One of two Idaho History Markers about four miles north of Salmon, Idaho along U.S. Hwy. 93.
Marker Name: #241 - Fort Bonneville
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
In a grove of cottonwoods across the river, Capt. B.L.E. Bonneville established a winter fur trade post, Sept. 26, 1832.
His fort, described by a rival trapper as “a miserable establishment” --- “consisted of several log cabins, low, badly constructed, and admirably situated for beseigers only, who would be sheltered on every side by timber, brush etc.” But several bands of friendly Flathead and Nez Perce Indians camped nearby, and Bonneville fully enjoyed his hunter’s life here in the midst of “a wild and bustling scene.”
County: Lemhi
Group Responsible for Placement: State of Idaho
Marker Number: 241
City: Not listed
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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