Lincoln Historic Sites in Idaho


Fort Boise Military Reserve, an 1863 U.S. Army Fort, Boise, with two original stone Civil War-era buildings, the Commandant’s House and the Quartermasters Building still extant.

Fort Boise Military Cemetery, resting place for early soldiers and their dependents, with the oldest internments dating back to Civil War dates.

O’Farrell Cabin, Fifth Avenue and Fort Street, Boise’s oldest structure, built in 1863.

U.S. Assay Office, Boise, built in 1871, authorized for construction and appropriation in 1869, to value and certify gold from Lincoln era discoveries in the Boise Basin.

Cataldo Mission, Cataldo, 20 miles east of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, built in 1848-1853, as the Museum of the Sacred Heart by the Jesuits as an outpost of the Catholic Church working with Indian tribes active and recognized by the Lincoln Administration.

The Luna House Museum, Lewiston, significant regional museum sited adjacent to the location of Idaho’s earliest 1863 Capitol.

The Idaho History Center, Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, the headquarters of the Idaho State Historical Society, holding Lincoln – era territorial records and early newspaper microfilms.

Fort Boise Replica, Parma, Idaho, 40 miles west of Boise, a reproduction of the 1834 Army fort built to protect settlers traversing the Old Oregon Trail.

 

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