Cache, Idaho

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

History

The community received its name from a cache of furs hidden near the site by French fur traders.[2] A post office called Cache was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1916.[3] A variant name was "Dwight".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cache
  2. ↑ Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 61.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

Coordinates: 43°47′17″N 111°09′47″W / 43.78806°N 111.16306°W / 43.78806; -111.16306

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