Historic Sites from Latah County

Descriptive history from historic sites across Latah County, Idaho. These descriptions include historical narrative and photographs. Sites listed include Potlatch, Deary, Genesee, Kendrick, Juliaetta, Bovill and Freeze. The information is courtesy of the Latah County Historic Preservation Commission.

Monday, August 25, 2014

Potlatch

At the dawn of the twentieth century, Potlatch, Idaho stood out as the new frontier for the Weyerhaeuser’s latest logging and lumber mill ve...

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

White Springs Ranch Museum and Archival Center

White Spring Ranch Museum and Archival Center (WSR) is a century farm owned by the non-profit organization, Lorang Farm Restoration. WSR inc...

Friday, August 1, 2014

Welcome to Deary

Settled in the 1880’s largely by Scandinavians, this area was originally called Anderson. In 1907, Potlatch Lumber Company General Manager...

Monday, July 21, 2014

Troy Garage

This building was constructed in 1916 when Olson and Johnson Company (Olaf Olson and August Johnson) built this garage. Just one year later...

Friday, July 18, 2014

Troy Post Office

W. M. Duthie built this building in 1913, and the Post Office occupied it from 1913 until 1942. The building was vacant during World War II...

Troy Hospital

This house was built in 1905 by Oscar Larson, a prominent businessman. When a young Dr. Charles Meyers arrived in Troy, he purchased the ho...

Friday, June 20, 2014

Troy Drug

In the early 1950s, the wooden building located at this location burned when the owner of a bar a few buildings down informed his bartender ...

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