Poison Creek Station - Knipe Land Company

Poison Creek Station$395,000A "once in a lifetime opportunity"to own a historical piece of Idaho andthe Old West.Tom GillKnipe Land Companytom@knipeland.com(208) 860-0776

Poison Creek StationLOCATION: About 45 minutes from Boise andonly minutes from Homedale and Marsing,Idaho. Both nearby towns lie along the SnakeRiver and have excellent school systems, gradethrough high school. Neighbors are close, but nottoo close. A large farm lies 1/2 mile south alongPoison Creek and a very nice home on 40 acres is1/2 mile East along Poison Creek Road.ACREAGE: 200± secluded acres lying at thebase of the Owyhee foothills with stunning viewsof the Owyhee Mountains.WATER: Twenty acres of the property arecovered by 20 shares of water from the nearbyGem Irrigation District canal system.HISTORY: This property includes the historicPoison Creek Stage Station which is on theRegister of National Historic Places (NRHP). Assuch, this site is of historic significance to Idahoand the West.The Poison Creek Stage Station served as a waystation on the Jordon Valley, Nevada to Idaho lineconnecting to a station at Caldwell, Idaho. Theoriginal road was constructed in 1886 and theStage Station was built shortly thereafter.The greatest impetus for this line was to connectwith the Overland stage and freight routes passingWest/East through Southern Idaho. Additionally,the newly opened mining districts in the BoiseBasin, at Centerville, Placerville, and Idaho Cityneeded freight and personnel services.The Poison Creek Stage Station served the Stagecoaches and Freight lines and was a mail contactwhereby mail traveling through the newly openedWestern areas of the Nevada Territory and IdahoTerritory could safely continue on to the East orWest to California and Oregon.HOMES/BUILDINGS: The original sandstonebuilding still stands. It housed freight and stageoffices and had upstairs accommodations forovernight guests. During its heyday the corralswould keep 20-30 horses, at hand, for teamchanges on the fast moving stage line teams andeven single horses or teams were available for sale.The stage shop became a focal point for the earlysettlers of the surrounding area. Numerous smallranches and homesteads sprang up andcommunities began to develop along The SnakeRiver five miles north.

Poison Creek StationRECREATION: The property borders publiclands and is a recreational jump off for the bestthat Idaho Outdoors offers. Hunting and fishingopportunities abound within a twenty mile radiusoff the property. Mule Deer hunting in thefamous Owyhee Mountains Fly fishing along theOwyhee River; Duck and Goose hunting in thereaches and islands of the nearby Snake River;Upland bird hunting on and near the property.Additionally the Public Lands are “out the door”for hiking, horseback riding, or RV enjoyment.Jump Creek Canyon Recreation site is nearby andfeatures a swimming area and waterfalls whereJump Creek comes out of the Canyon.Both Poison Creek Canyon and Jump CreekCanyon are very rugged and steep profiled. Theadjacent foothills and mountains are home to wildgame. Wild horses can sometimes be seen on theplateaus to the south.PRICE: $395,000COMMENTS: This is undeveloped propertywith vast potential for the right buyer. This is aonce in a lifetime opportunity to own a historicalpiece of Idaho and the West. The land is asnature has shaped it.Tom GillKnipe Land Companytom@knipeland.com(208) 860-0776