Elk City Wagon Road-Vicory Gulch-Smith Grade Segment
The Elk City Wagon Road-Vicory Gulch-Smith Grade Segment in the Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho County, Idaho, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1] It is located in the vicinity of Elk City.[2]
Elk City Wagon Road-Vicory Gulch-Smith Grade Segment | |
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| Location | Nez Perce National Forest, near Elk City, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 45°51′29″N 115°35′23″W |
| Area | 2.9 acres (1.2 ha) |
| MPS | Elk City Wagon Road MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000536[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 21, 2001 |
The Elk City Wagon Road was a 53-mile-long (85 km) road built during 1894 to 1895 from Harpster southeast to the mining town of Elk City. It was built mainly along the route of a pack trail, the Southern Nez Perce Trail, which had been established by 1861, but the wagon trail differed in that it included switchbacks up steep sections and included corduroy road through swamps.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Dale M. Gray (September 1, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elk City Wagon Road-Vicory Gulch-Smith Grade Segment / LOC8/10IH674". National Park Service. Retrieved October 6, 2017. With three photos from 1999.
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