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Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp

Coordinates: 48°57′58″N 116°10′12″W / 48.96611°N 116.17000°W / 48.96611; -116.17000
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Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp
Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp is located in Idaho
Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp
Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp is located in the United States
Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp
LocationEast of U.S. Route 95 along the Spokane International railroad tracks, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Canada–US border, in vicinity of Eastport in Boundary County, Idaho
Coordinates48°57′58″N 116°10′12″W / 48.96611°N 116.17000°W / 48.96611; -116.17000
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1905
NRHP reference No.94000630[1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1994

The Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp near Eastport, Idaho dates from 1905 when grading and construction of the Spokane & International Railroad began in this area. The railroad became operational in 1906.[2] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

It was a construction camp on the Spokane & International Railroad, which later became part of the Burlington Northern Railroad. It has also been known as Chinese Ovens site (10-BY-372) and also as site IHSI 21-15699.[2]

The listed area included two contributing structures and six contributing sites.[2]

It was the location of institutional housing.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Priscilla Wegars and Lauren McCroskey (December 17, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp / Chinese Ovens site; 10-BY-372; IHSI 21-15699". National Park Service. Retrieved August 24, 2017. With five photos from 1987.