Kelton Road
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brwhiz
N 43° 15.054 W 115° 38.110
11T E 610792 N 4789581
This historic marker is located at the Kelton Road crossing on the Historic Oregon Trail between Mountain Home and Boise.
Waymark Code: WMJN3T
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2013
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Kelton Road
After the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869, several freight roads were established between the railroad and Idaho. The Kelton Road was the most popular of the freight roads which developed across southern Idaho. It followed parts of the Salt Lake Alternate, North Alternate Oregon Trail and the Main Oregon Trail from Kelton, Utah to Boise. In several places it diverted away from these routes to use shorter or smoother routes.
The Kelton Road separated from the Oregon Trail a short distance to the southeast as the Oregon Trail route was very rocky east of Canyon Creek. The desert is littered with volcanic rocks for several miles along the Oregon Trail. The emigrants bounced across these stones and remarked how rough the road was in their diaries.
Marker Name: Kelton Road
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
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County: Elmore
City: Mayfield
Date Dedicated: Unknown
Marker Number: None
Group Responsible for Placement: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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