Snider

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DescriptionThe Snider post office opened on January 1, 1949, named in honor of Dave Snider, a native of New Brunswick, Canada, who came to the Thompson Falls region in 1909. He was a forest ranger, miner, Thompson River Valley rancher, deputy sheriff, and owner of the Union Café in Thompson Falls. Snider was a longtime proponent of developing the Thompson River Valley. During the 1930s, the town provided a headquarters for a CCC camp. A number of the CCC buildings remain today, along with several houses on the Thompson River. Snider died in 1961; the Snider post office closed in 1969. Personal NamesSnider, DaveOther Name(s)Camas PrairieContributing InstitutionMontana Historical Society Library and ArchivesGeolocation^[1]Elevation2503 ft. CountySanders County

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