Kilgore, Idaho

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Kilgore is an unincorporated community on Antelope Valley Road in Clark County, Idaho, United States. [1] Kilgore is situated next to the East Camas Creek.

It is the nearest community to Camas Meadows Battle Sites, a National Historic Landmark.

History

Kilgore's population was 85 in 1909, [2] and was 20 in 1960. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kilgore, Idaho
  2. Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  3. World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.

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