Register Rock is a historic site along the Oregon and the original California trails in Power County, Idaho, United States,[2] that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NFHP).[3][1]
Register Rock | |
 Register Rock under its protective pavilion, August 2007 | |
  Register Rock  Register Rock | |
| Location | West of American Falls along former routing of U.S. Route 30 |
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| Nearest city | American Falls, Idaho United States |
| Coordinates | 42°39′10″N 113°0′58″W / 42.65278°N 113.01611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001097[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1978 |
Description
editThe historic site where many Oregon Trail emigrants carved their names on a large boulder. It is located along Rock Creek and near the Snake River, roughly 12 miles (19 km) southwest of American Falls along the former routing of U.S. Route 30 (US 30) and near Interstate 86 (with which US 30 now runs concurrent). The rock is located in what is now Massacre Rocks State Park and is protected by a shelter.[4][3] It is also near a segment of (but not part of) the Oregon Trail Historic District.
Also at the site, roughly 150 feet (46 m) west of Register Rock, is another much smaller (and mostly below ground level) boulder upon which a 7-year-old boy by the name of J.J. Hansen carved an Indian head and preacher head. His original work was completed as he was traveling along the Oregon Trail to Portland, Oregon with his parents in 1866. Over forty year later, in 1908, he returned to the site and dated the original work.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Register Rock
- ^ a b c Hibbard, Don (April 3, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Register Rock". National Park Service. Retrieved November 17, 2024. and accompanying photos
- ^ "Idaho Adventures in Living: Massacre Rocks State Park".
- ^ Unitiled sign at Register Rock side (Sign). Power Count, Idaho. n.d. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
External links
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