First Major Trade Route through Idaho - Sampson Trail
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N 47° 00.649 W 116° 40.685
11T E 524468 N 5206416
Trailhead of first large-scale transportation corridor from south Idaho through to the Canadian border.
Waymark Code: WM4649
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2008
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The Old Sampson Trailhead is located in the Giant White Pine Campground. Name after Charles Sampson, a Boise businessman, the trail leads to a stand of mature white pine. The First trail was marked in 1914 and became a network of trails by 1924. Sampson maintained the trail which, extend from the Canadian Border to Southern Idaho. During 1933, the governor officially designated the trail to recognize its historical significance of being the first attempt to maintain a large-scale transportation corridor in Idaho.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1914
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