Grand Forks, Idaho

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Grand Forks
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Nearest city Avery, Idaho
Coordinates 47°21′12″N115°40′25″W / 47.35333°N 115.67361°W / 47.35333; -115.67361 Coordinates: 47°21′12″N115°40′25″W / 47.35333°N 115.67361°W / 47.35333; -115.67361
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1910
MPS North Idaho 1910 Fire Sites TR
NRHP reference No. 84001175 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1984

Grand Forks was a town in Shoshone County, Idaho which was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1910. Its site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [2] [1]

It once flourished as a railway town. The site is little-changed since the town was burned. It was deemed "significant as an area that was not reoccupied or altered after that disaster." [2]

It is located east of Avery, Idaho. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "North Idaho 1910 Fire Sites Thematic Group: Grand Forks". National Park Service . Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1984