Junction, Idaho

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Junction is an unincorporated community in Lemhi County, in the U.S. state of Idaho. [1]

History

Bannock had its start when A. M. Stephenson established a hotel at the site. [1] The community was so named from its location at the junction of Bannock pass road and the Mormon road. [1] [2] A post office called Junction was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1919. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Junction
  2. Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p.  53.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

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