Rattlesnake Station
Rattlesnake Station | |
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| Stagecoach | |
Horse team on the Overland Trail | |
| General information | |
| Location | northeast of Mountain Home, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43°11′53″N 115°33′17″W / 43.19806°N 115.55472°W |
| Owned by | Ben Holladay |
| Line(s) | Overland Stage Line |
| Connections | Salt Lake City, Walla Walla |
| History | |
| Opened | 1864 |
| Closed | 1914 |
| Previous names | Mountain Home Post Office |
| Services | |
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U.S. Post Office, Passengers
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Rattlesnake Station was a stagecoach station northeast of Mountain Home, Idaho, and the original site of the Mountain Home post office. Approximately seven miles from exit 95 on Interstate 84 in present-day Elmore County, a historical marker located at milepost 102.7 on U.S. Route 20 commemorates its location. The highway follows Rattlesnake Creek and the elevation of the site at the base of the grade is 3,820 feet (1,164 m) above sea level.