Steamboats #418 - Idaho Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Steamboats

Started May 13, 1861, as a steamboat landing, Lewiston immediately became a primary commercial center for Idaho miners during their hectic gold rush to Pierce that spring.

Steamboats continued to dock there until 1940, mainly after Columbia and Snake river channel improvements made navigation practical in 1914.  Finally a series of locks and dams made Lewiston a seaport, and large scale river shipping resumed in 1975. ~ text of marker

Marker Name: Steamboats Marker Type: Roadside County: Nez Perce Group Responsible for Placement: Idaho Historical Society Marker Number: 418 Web link(s) for additional information: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xsteamboats.html Marker Text: Not listed City: Not listed Date Dedicated: Not listed

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