#199 - Glenn’s Ferry
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The Glenn’s Ferry sign in Glenn’s Ferry, Idaho.
Waymark Code: WMBM25
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2011
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Idaho History Marker #199 about the “Glenn’s Ferry” in Glenn’s Ferry, Idaho.
Marker Name: Glenn’s Ferry
Marker Type: City
Marker Text:
Heavy Boise freight traffic from Pacific rail terminals in Utah and Nevada led Gus Glenn to start a ferry here in 1870.
This crossing (just below I-84’s bridges) connected to a shorter and better freight road. James S. Reynolds noted its advantages: “By it King Hill, Clear Creek Hill, and that horrid road between Canyon Creek and Rattlesnake are avoided.” Indians captured and sank Glenn’s Ferry during a Bannock War skirmish here in 1878. But overland stage service started here in 1879 and lasted until Glenn’s Ferry became an important railroad center in 1883.
County: Elmore
City: Glenn's Ferry
Group Responsible for Placement: State of Idaho
Marker Number: 199
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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