Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Back in the year 1863,
thousands of prospectors flooded from the west on
route to the North, over the course now know as the
Wildhorse Trail. This sudden movement had been
inspired by the discovery of large amounts of gold
in the East Kootenais of British Columbia. In 1864 a
man by the name of Edwin Bonner, as an enterprising
merchant, constructed the ferry where the trail
crossed the broad Kootenai River. Following this, in
1875 Richard Fry leased the business, and despite
the change the location retained the name of the
original founder, soon thereafter becoming the town
know as Bonners Ferry.
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