Boundary County Museum - Bonners Ferry, ID
Posted by: T0SHEA
N 48° 41.854 W 116° 18.717
11U E 550629 N 5394065
The museum is on the east side of Main Street, just a block south of the Kootenai River.
Waymark Code: WMN6BW
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2015
Views: 2
Ensconced in a historic two story building, the Boundary County Museum has a large collection of artefacts and machines pertinent to the history of the Bonners Ferry area. For example, in the collection is Bonner Ferry's first fire truck, a 1923 REO which went into service in the town in 1925, a ca. 1915 Case 9-18A steel wheeled tractor, a ca. 1933 Monarch garden tractor, two railway hand cars, one a velocipede, and a scroll saw cut wooden model of Amiens Cathedral in Northern France.
As well, the collection contains many vintage photos and many artefacts associated with everyday life in Bonners Ferry a century and more ago.
The cost to tour the museum is a reasonable $2 per visitor or $5 per family. The museum has recently been expanded from one large room to three, with the addition of many new displays.
Visit Instructions:As a suggestion for your visit log, please make every effort to supply a brief-to-detailed note about your experience at the Waymark. If possible also include an image that was taken when you visited the Waymark. Images can be of yourself, a personal Waymarking signature item or just one of general interest that would be of value to others. Sharing your experience helps promote Waymarking and provides a dynamic history of your adventures.