Smiths Ferry’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Smiths Ferry. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A ferry at the river was established by Clinton Meyers in 1887 to transport livestock to summer pasture in the Round and Long Valleys across the river. Also popular with freighters, the ferry was sold by Meyers to Jim Smith in 1891, hence the name Smith's Ferry.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Smiths Ferry’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewHigh Valley Work Station, Small B…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Smiths Ferry
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Smiths Ferry, decade by decade
2000
2 historic places in Smiths Ferry
Smiths Ferry has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 15 historic buildings, because Southern Idaho Timber Protective Association (SITPA) Buildings alone counts 15.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1999North Fork Payette River BridgeListed 1990Southern Idaho Timber Protective Association (SITPA) BuildingsThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as High Valley Work Station, Small Bungalow and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.