Erected 1970
Montgomery Ferry
Near this spot, a ferry was established
in 1866 by George Montgomery and Andrew
Smith. Charges were fifty cents for man
and horse; seventy five cents for team and
wagon. Only means of crossing Snake River
between Starrh's Ferry and American Falls, a
distance of 60 miles, and the one connection
of the two railroad stations at Kelton, Utah
and Minidoka, Idaho. Operation continued for
33 years until the bridge was built.
Minidoka County
