Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp

The Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp near Eastport, Idaho dates from 1905 when grading and construction of the Spokane & International Railroad began in this area. The railroad became operational in 1906.[2] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp
LocationEast of U.S. Route 95 along the Spokane International railroad tracks, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Canada–US border, in vicinity of Eastport in Boundary County, Idaho
Coordinates48°57′58″N 116°10′12″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1905
NRHP reference No.94000630[1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1994

It was a construction camp on the Spokane & International Railroad, which later became part of the Burlington Northern Railroad. It has also been known as Chinese Ovens site (10-BY-372) and also as site IHSI 21-15699.[2]

The listed area included two contributing structures and six contributing sites.[2]

It was the location of institutional housing.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Priscilla Wegars and Lauren McCroskey (December 17, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp / Chinese Ovens site; 10-BY-372; IHSI 21-15699". National Park Service. Retrieved August 24, 2017. With five photos from 1987.
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