Rattlesnake Station | ||
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| Stagecoach | ||
 Horse team on the Overland Trail | ||
| General information | ||
| Location | northeast of Mountain Home, Idaho | |
| Coordinates | 43°11′53″N 115°33′17″W / 43.19806°N 115.55472°W | |
| Owned by | Ben Holladay | |
| Line(s) | Overland Stage Line | |
| Connections | Salt Lake City, Walla Walla | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1864 | |
| Closed | 1914 | |
| Previous names | Mountain Home Post Office | |
| Services | ||
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U.S. Post Office, Passengers
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Rattlesnake Station was a stagecoach station northeast of Mountain Home, Idaho, and the original site of the Mountain Home post office. Approximately seven miles from exit 95 on Interstate 84 in present-day Elmore County, a historical marker located at milepost 102.7 on U.S. Route 20 commemorates its location.[1] The highway follows Rattlesnake Creek and the elevation of the site at the base of the grade is 3,820 feet (1,164 m) above sea level.
- ^ "Historical Marker Guide Sign Index". Idaho Transportation Department. Archived from the original on 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2008-04-02.