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.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Bank of Troy

The bank of Troy was built in 1910 at this site. In 1914 the bank merged with the First Bank of Troy, located across the street. When the ...

Genesee

The site of present-day Genesee was located within the Nez Perce Reservation by the Treaty of 1855. It fell outside the reservation under th...

Monday, September 22, 2014

Axel Bohman's House

Axel Bohman was one of three brothers who immigrated to Troy in 1903 at the age of 20. Axel originally immigrated as Axel Olssons, however ...

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Juliaetta

Juliaetta was named in 1882 by Charles Snyder, who named it after his two daughters, Julia and Etta, who were the first white females born t...

Kendrick

First named Latah, and later Kirby, after the founding father, Thomas Kirby; Kendrick would ultimately derive its name from a Northern Pacif...

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...

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