Pooles Island - Menan

Historical marker location:

3539 East Menan Lorenzo Highway, Menan, Idaho

( Marker is on East Menan Lorenzo Highway near North 3530 East Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1971

Idaho is known for its potatoes, but it wasn't until the 1930s that potatoes became a major crop in the state. Before that, wheat was the primary crop grown in Idaho.