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Last Chance was a former
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
along Henrys Fork in Fremont County,
Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...
, United States, near the city of Island Park. The site originally was promoted as the "last chance" resort for the next , hence the name.


Transportation

A
U.S. Highway The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous United States. As the designation and numbering of these h ...
passes through the community, as did a former U.S. Highway: * * , until it was rerouted entirely out of the state of Idaho in 1981


In popular culture

* In season 2, episode 19 of the American
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Early Edition ''Early Edition'' is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996, to May 27, 2000. Set in Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each ''Chicago Sun-Times'' ...
'', after retiring from the
Chicago Police Department The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the City Council. It is the second-largest municipal police department in the United States, behind t ...
, the character Detective Crumb moves to Last Chance, Idaho.


See also

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Flat Rock, Idaho Flat Rock (also known as Macks Inn) was a former unincorporated community along Henrys Fork in Fremont County, Idaho, United States, that is now part of the city of Island Park. The site of the former community in at . Island Park is part of ...
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Lake, Idaho Lake was a former unincorporated community located on the north shore of Henrys Lake in Fremont County, Idaho, United States, that is now part of the city of Island Park. The site of the former community in at . Island Park is part of the Rexb ...
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Staley Springs, Idaho Staley Springs was a former unincorporated community located on the northwest shore of Henrys Lake in Fremont County, Idaho, United States, that is now part of the city of Island Park. Description The community was named after Ed Staley, an ear ...


References

Unincorporated communities in Fremont County, Idaho Unincorporated communities in Idaho Island Park, Idaho Rexburg, Idaho micropolitan area Former populated places in Idaho {{FremontCountyID-geo-stub