Last Chance, Idaho

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Last Chance was a former unincorporated community along Henrys Fork in Fremont County, Idaho, United States,[1] that is now part of the city of Island Park.[citation needed] The site originally was promoted as the "last chance" resort for the next 40 miles (64 km), hence the name.[2] The site of the former community in at

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44°22′00″N 111°24′08″W / 44.36667°N 111.40222°W / 44.36667; -111.40222Coordinates: 44°22′00″N 111°24′08″W / 44.36667°N 111.40222°W / 44.36667; -111.40222.[1]

Transportation[]

A U.S. Highway passes through the community, as did a former U.S. Highway:

  • US 20
  • US 191, until it was rerouted entirely out of the state of Idaho in 1981

In popular culture[]

  • In season 2, episode 19 of the American television drama series Early Edition, after retiring from the Chicago Police Department, the character Detective Crumb moves to Last Chance, Idaho.[citation needed]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Last Chance
  2. ^ Marcus, W. Andrew; Meacham, James E.; Rodman, Ann W. (2012). Atlas of Yellowstone. University of California Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-520-27155-5.


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