#199 - Glenn’s Ferry
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N 42° 57.211 W 115° 17.992
11T E 638680 N 4757055
The Glenn’s Ferry sign in Glenn’s Ferry, Idaho.
Waymark Code: WMBM25
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member IDIFers
Views: 15

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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