Hope, Idaho

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City Hall
Hope City Office 146 W Main Street Hope, ID 83836 (208) 264-5314

Church History and Records
Old Church In Hope‎ 532 Wellington Place Hope, ID 83836

(208) 263-1224

Directories
The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories.

Funeral Homes
Coffelt Funeral Service 109 N Division Avenue Sandpoint, Idaho 83864 (208) 263-3133 Lakeview Funeral Home 301 S Olive Avenue Sandpoint, Idaho 83864 (208) 263-3180 Sherman &amp; Knapp Funeral Home Incorporated 118 Wakena Lane Priest River, Idaho 83856 (208) 448-1012

History
Hope began to grow in 1882 when the Northern Pacific came through and in 1900 set its Rock Mountain division point in the hillside village. The town of Hope was just a stopping point in 1890. The Northern Pacific Railroad moved their division point to the shores of Lake Pend Oreille. Hope was incorporated in July 17, 1891. The boats were used to carry supplies up the Clark Fork River to Cabinet Gorge while the railroad was being constructed. Steamboats crossed the lake carrying supplies and mail to mining sites around the shore before roads were built. Hope was a busy port in its early days. Hope was the largest town in the area during the 1880s, achieving prominence as the Rocky Mountain division point on the Northern Pacific line. Engines turned around in the large roundhouse, and the railroad built shops.

Newspapers
Copies of issues of Hope newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.