#358 - Givens Springs
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Volcanoguy
N 43° 24.956 W 116° 42.371
11T E 523786 N 4807047
Givens Springs sign Givens Hot Springs.
Waymark Code: WMBK4C
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2011
Views: 14
Idaho History Marker #358 about Givens Springs on Idaho Hwy. 78.
Marker Name: Givens Springs
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
Natural hot water available here has been a popular attraction for thousands of years.
A winter village site for about 5000 years, these hot springs had large pit houses typical of plateau communities northwest of here from 4300 to about 1200 years ago. After that, small huts used by Great Basin tribes became fashionable. Deer, rabbits, and river mussels sustained this winter camp. After 1842, emigrants using an Oregon Trail alternate also patronized Givens Springs.
County: Owyhee
Group Responsible for Placement: State of Idaho
Marker Number: 358
City: Not listed
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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