Register Rock

Register Rock
Location West of American Falls on U.S. Route 30
Nearest city American Falls, Idaho
Coordinates 42°39′10″N 113°0′58″W / 42.65278°N 113.01611°W / 42.65278; -113.01611Coordinates: 42°39′10″N 113°0′58″W / 42.65278°N 113.01611°W / 42.65278; -113.01611
Area less than one acre
NRHP Reference # 78001097[1]
Added to NRHP July 24, 1978

Register Rock, near American Falls, Idaho, is a historic site where many Oregon Trail emigrants carved their names on a rock. The rock is located in what is now Massacre Rocks State Park and is now protected by a shelter.[2]

It is located west of American Falls on U.S. Route 30. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Idaho Adventures in Living: Massacre Rocks State Park".


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