Virginia City And Lewiston Wagon Road

Microfilm Records 1865-1870

Contributed by Steve F. Russell

This is a transcribed copy of the microfilm records of the Virginia City and Lewiston Wagon Road project of 1865-1870 by the federal government. Wellington Bird was the project supervisor and disbursing agent and George Benson Nicholson was the civil engineer. This project attempted to build a wagon road from Lewiston, Idaho to Virginia City but only succeeded in building a good trail, to a wagon road grade, from Weippe, Idaho to Lolo Pass, Montana-Idaho. The microfilm records contains both reports and letters.

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Contributors

Steve F. Russell Kristopher K. Townsend US National Park Service (LCNHT) Robert Heacock Robert H. Dunsmore Robert N. Bergantino Richard S. Buswell Charles Raddon U.S. Army National Guard Raymond Borchers Merle Wells David and Sue Eakin Larry Jones John (Jack) P. Harlan Martin Plamondon II James D. Harlan Ralph Saunders