Oregon Trail

Historical marker location:

200 East Idaho Avenue, Homedale, Idaho

( Marker is on East Idaho Avenue (State Highway 19) near South 2nd Street East, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1920

1842-1863.

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.