Prichard, Idaho

Prichard is an unincorporated community in Shoshone County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]

History

A post office called Prichard was established in 1910, and remained in operation until 1943.[2] The community derived its name from Andrew J. Prichard, a gold prospector.[3]

gollark: Prions are especially worrying.
gollark: Tons of environmental things are mildly bad for people's brains (lead not so mildly) and it scares me a bit.
gollark: Unrelatedly, it is *very* annoyingly warm here.
gollark: Which you can do. There are plenty of spare children you can ~~steal~~ have.
gollark: I assume he just means adoption.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prichard, Idaho
  2. "Shoshone County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. Earl, Larry W. (Nov 2, 1990). "Early Idaho mining district makes great driving tour". Spokane Chronicle. p. 13. Retrieved 18 October 2015.



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