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Idaho town named after its river bend 🧲

Anna Daly writes: If you’ve driven up to McCall or the surrounding towns in Valley County on Idaho 55, you’ve passed through this small Idaho town, named after its river bend.

In 1862, prospectors struck gold in the Boise Basin — triggering one of Idaho’s largest gold rushes.

Horseshoe Bend took shape when miners headed for the valley, settled along the Payette River to wait out snowy winters…

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