Glenns Ferry’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Glenns Ferry. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Glenns Ferry was one of the most famous and treacherous river crossings on the Oregon Trail. Pioneers forded the Snake River at the Three Island Crossing until 1869, when Gustavus "Gus" Glenn constructed a ferry about two miles upstream, primarily to expedite freight but also for emigrants. His boat, which could hold two wagons, cut nearly twenty miles from the former route. In 1871 the city of Glenns Ferry was established. Construction of the Oregon Short Line Railroad through the town in 1883 gave the city its first major employer.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Glenns Ferry’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glenns Ferry’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDutch's Fix-it Showroom, Business…, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Glenns Ferry
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Glenns Ferry, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Dutch's Fix-it Showroom, Business Route 84 (1980) and it appears here side by side.
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From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.