Lava Hot Springs
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brwhiz
N 42° 37.190 W 112° 00.376
12T E 417476 N 4719090
This Idaho Historical Marker is located on the south side of US Highway 30, directly above the Lava Hot Springs Foundation and its pools.
Waymark Code: WMJP5Y
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2013
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Lava Hot Springs
Long before white men discovered these springs, Sept. 9, 1812, Indians gathered here to use the free hot water.
Except where they found hot springs, pre-historic Indians had a hard time getting hot water. They wove water-tight baskets into which they put heated rocks. Here they had plenty of hot water for baths and for processing hides without going to all the work of heating baskets. This was one of their major campgrounds, especially in winter. After 1868, when they began to stay mostly on the Fort Hall Indian reservation, this spot lost its importance as a winter camp.