Rock Creek
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brwhiz
N 42° 27.646 W 114° 19.381
11T E 720102 N 4704409
This Historical Marker is mounted on a steel post near the entrance to the Rock Creek Station & Stricker Homesite located at 3715 Stricker Cabin Road in Hansen, Idaho.
Waymark Code: WMGJ3V
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2013
Views: 6
Rock Creek
The lush willow bottoms of Rock Creek provided Native Americans with a natural campsite. During the early and mid-1800s, Rock Creek was an oasis for the trappers, explorers, and Oregon-bound emigrants attempting to traverse the arid Snake River Plain. Astorian Robert Stuart camped in this vicinity August 28-29, 1812 during his epic eastward trek from Astoria to St. Louis in which he pioneered what would become the Oregon Trail. Captain John C. Fremont camped near this spot on September 30, 1843, while leading a military expedition guided by Kit Carson to survey and map the Oregon Trail. The following day, Fremont followed Rock Creek and headed towards Niagra Springs where, after crossing the Snake River in an inflatable India-rubber boat, he examined the outlet of a "Subterranean River." Fremont's published report detailing his 1843-44 expedition from St. Louis to Fort Vancouver was of great value to Oregon-bound emigrants and remains today one of the most vivid accounts of the West.
Marker Name: Rock Creek
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
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County: Twin Falls
City: Hansen
Group Responsible for Placement: Twin Falls County Historic Preservation Commission
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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