Van Arsdol Memorial - Lewiston Hill, Idaho
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Volcanoguy
N 46° 27.615 W 117° 00.988
11T E 498735 N 5145186
Memorial C.C. Van Arsdol at top of Lewiston Hill.
Waymark Code: WMAGMM
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2011
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The memorial is a plaque on a large boulder at the viewpoint at the top of Lewiston Hill.
C.C. Van Arsdol was born in 1851 and died in 1941. He was a Civil Engineer who work for several railroads and on a number of highway projects. He was in charge of the construction of the Lewiston Hill highway project that was completed in 1917. The project was 9.5 miles long and gained 2000 feet in elevation through a series of sharp curves up the hill.
Text of Plaque:
In Memory of
C.C. Van Arsdol
1851 - 1941
Engineer
Lewiston Hill Highway
Blue Mountain Highway
Northern Pacific Railway
Union Pacific Railway
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway