Junction is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Lemhi County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Idaho
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.
History
Bannock had its start when A. M. Stephenson established a hotel at the site.
[ The community was so named from its location at the junction of Bannock pass road and the Mormon road. A ]post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
called Junction was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1919.
References
Unincorporated communities in Lemhi County, Idaho
Unincorporated communities in Idaho
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