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Immigrant Heritage Sites in Bonner County, ID

Churches, halls and neighborhoods built by immigrant communities, many still carrying the old country in their names.

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Bonner County is one of 44 counties in Idaho. Immigrant Heritage Sites are spread across the country in places most people would not guess. The list below shows how close the nearest ones are to Bonner County, ID.

On the record near Bonner County, ID

The 9 nearest

9 listed sites on the record match immigrant heritage sites within 300 miles of Bonner County, ID, out of 19 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 16 listed sites carry Bonner County as their county.

  1. Cambern Dutch Shop Windmill54 miles from the center of Bonner County · Building · Spokane · listed 1989National Register of Historic Places
  2. Italian Rock Ovens70 miles from the center of Bonner County · Structure · Cheney · listed 1976National Register of Historic Places
  3. Scandinavian Methodist Church106 miles from the center of Bonner County · Building · Kalispell · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
  4. Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church and Parsonage106 miles from the center of Bonner County · Building · Kalispell · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
  5. Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church195 miles from the center of Bonner County · Building · Adams · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
  6. Zion Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church226 miles from the center of Bonner County · Building · Anaconda · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places
  7. Long Valley Finnish Church238 miles from the center of Bonner County · Building · Lake Fork · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
  8. Bethsaida Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church Parsonage267 miles from the center of Bonner County · Building · La Conner · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
  9. Old German Consulate283 miles from the center of Bonner County · Building · Port Townsend · listed 1971National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Bonner County, ID. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Immigrant Heritage in Bonner County, step by step

  1. 1

    Read the short history of the period for this area

  2. 2

    Open the map filtered to the sites from that chapter

  3. 3

    Visit the nearest site and read its full record

  4. 4

    Ask what the marker leaves out and look for the rest

  5. 5

    Add the site to a route that follows the period in order

What people in Bonner County, ID ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Bonner County, ID?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are the hard parts of this history included?

Yes. The record is shown as published, and the stories behind the markers include what happened, who it happened to, and how it was remembered. Leaving the hard parts out would make the stop less worth the trip.

Why are there so many of these sites near Bonner County, ID?

Most areas have more than people expect, because the registers list every surviving building and site tied to a period, not just the famous ones. The list on this page shows exactly what is on the record nearby.

How a visit works in Bonner County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Bonner County, ID the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Bonner County, ID are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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