Mackenzie's Post

Historical marker location:

Lewiston, Idaho

( Marker is on U.S. 95, 3 miles south of Old Spiral Highway, on the right when traveling south.)

Early in September 1812, Donald Mackenzie set up a fur trade post near here. for John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company.

In the late 1800s, Idaho experienced a gold rush that attracted thousands of people to the state in search of riches. One of the most famous mining towns was Custer, which was home to more than 15,000 people at its peak but was eventually abandoned after the gold ran out.