Camp Connor
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 42° 39.466 W 111° 37.555
12T E 448700 N 4723001
This is one of two Idaho Historical Markers in a turnout at the western edge of Soda Springs on US Highway 30/Idaho Highway 34.
Waymark Code: WMJNZR
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team GeoDuo
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Camp Connor

Col. P. E. Connor set up the old town of Soda Springs, now mostly flooded, and an adjacent Army post near here May 20, 1863.

The gold rush to Idaho had greatly increased traffic on the Oregon Trail, and the post was needed to protect travelers from the Indians. Along with his troops, Connor brought 160 settlers from Utah, and the town they founded became the Oneida County seat from 1864-66. It soon declined, but in 1870 Brigham Young visited here and established the present townsite just east of the earlier location.

Marker Name: Camp Connor

Marker Type: Roadside

Marker Text:
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County: Caribou

City: Soda Springs

Group Responsible for Placement: Idaho Transportation Department

Marker Number: 218

Date Dedicated: Not listed

Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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Markerman62 visited Camp Connor 05/29/2008 Markerman62 visited it