Crescent, Idaho

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Crescent is an unincorporated community in Latah County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]

History[]

A post office called Crescent was established in 1895, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930.[2] The community reportedly once had a bedbug problem so severe, the also infested church was known locally as "Bedbug Church".[3]

Crescent's population was 47 in 1909.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crescent, Idaho
  2. ^ "Latah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Ghost towns of Latah County". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. May 13, 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.

Coordinates: 46°38′36″N 116°25′32″W / 46.64333°N 116.42556°W / 46.64333; -116.42556


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