Indian Postoffice is a physical feature (pillar) in Idaho County. The primary coordinates for Indian Postoffice places it within the 83539 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Indian Postoffice |
Category: | Idaho physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Pillar |
Description: | Two rock cairns in the NE extremity of the county on Lolo Trail in sec 17,T37N,R12E, Boise Meridian |
History: | Named from an old story that Indians conveyed messages by piling these stones in various ways. Legend also has is that it was a spot where prospectors, warriors, and hunters left messages. The site is probably where Lewis and Clark lost their way on their return trip E in 1806. Named in 1886 by Wellington Bird's contruction crew, employed by the US Department of Interior to build a road from Lewiston, Idaho, to Virginia City, Montana. |
County: | Idaho County |
Latitude: | 46.5460297 |
Longitude: | -114.9876196 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Indian Postoffice: Indian Postoffice.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Indian Postoffice does not include property ownership information.
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