Ranch Hunting Recreational land for sale Harvard,Idaho 11055-10118
This +/- 220 acres would make a great recreational or hunting property. There are plenty of turkey, elk, deer, moose, and black bear that wander through. Meadow Creek flow through the property. Harvard is an unincorporated community in the northwest United States, on the Palouse of north central Idaho in Latah County.
Located on the Palouse River, eight miles (13 km) east of Potlatch on State Highway 6, Harvard has a post office with ZIP code 83834.[2] The elevation is 2,575 feet (785 m) above sea level.
Nearby is Camp Grizzly, a Boy Scout summer camp; it is approximately three miles (5 km) upstream to the northeast, at the base of the Hoodoo Mountains.
History
Harvard was founded in 1906 when the Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway was extended to that point.[3] The community was named after Harvard University,[3] and its post office has been in operation since 1906.[4]
The railroad slated it to be called Canfield after landowner Homer Canfield, who did not want the honor. He suggested Harvard as a complement to the existing Princeton, five miles (8 km) west, which was named after Princeton, Minnesota.[3]
Other locations in the vicinity with collegiate names include Cornell, Purdue, Stanford, Vassar, Wellesley, and Yale.[3] Some were intended, others were coincidental.
Harvard, Idaho
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46.917°N 116.73°WCoordinates: 46.917°N 116.73°W
Country United States
State Idaho
County Latah
Elevation 2,575 ft (785 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code 83834
Area code(s) 208
GNIS feature ID 396618[1]
Harvard is an unincorporated community in the northwest United States, on the Palouse of north central Idaho in Latah County.
Located on the Palouse River, eight miles (13 km) east of Potlatch on State Highway 6, Harvard has a post office with ZIP code 83834.[2] The elevation is 2,575 feet (785 m) above sea level.
Nearby is Camp Grizzly, a Boy Scout summer camp; it is approximately three miles (5 km) upstream to the northeast, at the base of the Hoodoo Mountains.
History
Harvard was founded in 1906 when the Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway was extended to that point.[3] The community was named after Harvard University,[3] and its post office has been in operation since 1906.[4]
The railroad slated it to be called Canfield after landowner Homer Canfield, who did not want the honor. He suggested Harvard as a complement to the existing Princeton, five miles (8 km) west, which was named after Princeton, Minnesota.[3]
Other locations in the vicinity with collegiate names include Cornell, Purdue, Stanford, Vassar, Wellesley, and Yale.[3] Some were intended, others were coincidental.[3]
References Wikipedia