Register Rock

Register Rock
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Register Rock under its protective pavilion, August 2007
Register Rock Show map of Idaho Register Rock Show map of the United States
Location	West of American Falls along former routing of U.S. Route 30
Nearest city	American Falls, Idaho United States
Coordinates	42°39′10″N113°0′58″W / 42.65278°N 113.01611°W / 42.65278; -113.01611
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	78001097 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1978

Register Rock is a historic site along the Oregon and the original California trails in Power County, Idaho, United States. ^[2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NFHP). ^{[3] [1]}

Description

Register Rock is a historic site where many Oregon Trail emigrants carved their names on a large boulder. It is located along Rock Creek and near the Snake River, roughly 12 miles (19 km) southwest of American Falls along the former routing of U.S. Route 30 (US 30) and near Interstate 86 (with which US 30 now runs concurrent). The rock is located in what is now Massacre Rocks State Park and is protected by a shelter. ^{[4] [3]} It is also near a segment of (but not part of) the Oregon Trail Historic District.

Boulder upon which J.J. Hansen carved his art in 1866, June 2017

Also at the site, roughly 150 feet (46 m) west of Register Rock, is another much smaller (and mostly below ground level) boulder upon which a 7-year-old boy by the name of J.J. Hansen carved an Indian head and preacher head. His original work was completed as he was traveling along the Oregon Trail to Portland with his parents in 1866. Over forty years later, in 1908, he returned to the site and dated the original work. ^[5]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on July 24, 1978. ^{[1] [3]}

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal
• Idaho portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Power County, Idaho

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Register Rock
3. Hibbard, Don (April 3, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Register Rock". National Park Service. Retrieved November 17, 2024. and accompanying photos
4. "Idaho Adventures in Living: Massacre Rocks State Park".
5. Unitiled sign at Register Rock side (Sign). Power Count, Idaho. n.d. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

External links

Media related to Register Rock at Wikimedia Commons