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Old Steam Engine

County: Bonneville
Monument #: 101
Sponsor/Year: Eagle Rock Chapter - 2001

Location: Evans Grain and Elevator Coop A grand relic of Pioneer days.

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Historic Covered Wagon Display

County: Bingham
Monument #: 126
Sponsor/Year: Eagle Rock Chapter - 2005
GPS: N 43° 22´ 18.44″, W 112° 10´.96″

Location: North Bingham County Historical Park, 587 E. 1250 N. Shelley, ID 83274 This is a restored covered wagon typical in historic times, placed among other historic artifacts and buildings.

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Historic Sheep Camp Display

County: Bingham
Monument #: 127
Sponsor/Year: Eagle Rock Chapter - 2006
GPS: N 43° 22.343´, W 112° 10.008´

Location: North Bingham County Historical Park, 587 East 1250 North, Shelley, Idaho. During the early years of sheep ranching, the sheep camp was pulled by two horses and sometimes in the steep areas, four horses were needed. It had the cook box and originally a wood burning stove. The Thompson Sheep Company owned the wagon,...

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Idaho Falls LDS Hospital

County: Bonneville
Monument #: 30
Sponsor/Year: Eagle Rock Chapter - 1990
GPS: N 43 degrees 29 minutes 50.14 seconds, W 112 degrees 02 minutes, 29.79 seconds

Location: Near the Snake River in downtown Idaho Falls, near the corner of Memorial Drive and Riverside Drive Construction of this hospital commenced in 1919, though completion was delayed because of a depressed economy. As an LDS Church facility, it was dedicated by Church President Heber J. Grant, on 22 October 1923. The school of...

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Potato Storage Monument

County: Bonneville
Monument #: 151
Sponsor/Year: Eagle Rock Chapter - 2010
GPS: N 43º 24´ 36.14˝, W 111º 59´ 46.36˝, elev. 4685´

Location: 1851 East 97th South, Idaho Falls, ID, 83404 Joseph Allen Taylor and his son, Chet were the first to develop the potato cellar in 1909. At this time the Russet Burbank had been introduced to the Taylors. They planted the first 20 acres just to the west. The Russet was highly accepted in the...

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