Emigrant Crossing

Historical marker location:

Caldwell, Idaho

( Marker is on U.S. 30, 0 miles east of West Plymouth Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Idaho was once home to one of the largest sawmills in the world. The Potlatch Lumber Company, which was based in the town of Potlatch, produced more than 2 billion board feet of lumber between 1906 and 1956.