St. Maries’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of St. Maries. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The townsite was selected by Joseph Fisher, just southwest of the confluence of St. Maries River and St. Joe River, to provide a location for a sawmill, first built in 1889. The rivers and lake systems provided rapid transportation systems for floating logs to the mills and utilizing steamboats to transport finished products to market. From the city, the St. Joe River flows west, through several lakes and into the south end of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
The Pacific Extension of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) arrived in 1908. The city was established in 1913 when Benewah County was formed from southern Kootenai County. In 1915 St. Maries was named its county seat.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart St. Maries’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how St. Maries’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSt. Maries, Idaho (1911), 1911: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10St. Maries, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsAt Mouth of Falls Creek on St. Joe River2024
CommonsSteamer Colfax at Highest Draw Bridge in U.S., circa 19102022
CommonsSouvenir of St. Maries, Idaho (1911), Page 242018
CommonsSouvenir of St. Maries, Idaho (1911), Page 222018
CommonsSt Maries Masonic Temple - St Maries Idaho2015
CommonsSt. Maries Memorial Rededication2010
CommonsMemorial amazing22010
CommonsOld A&W, Saint Maries, 20052003Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as St. Maries, Idaho (1911) (1911) and it appears here side by side.
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