Shoup, Idaho is a dot on the map in central Idaho on the Salmon River. Shoup is in one of the last heavily developed areas of the United States. The town was named after Col. George H. Shoup 1836-1904, who served as territorial governor, and later elected governor of Idaho.
In it's heyday, Shoup was a mining town, and had houses on both sides of the road. Today you can take tours of the mine and stop in the general store for a milk shake and burger.
Salmon River (137 pictures) Shoup is on the Salmon River.
Lewis and Clark (13 pictures) William Clark would have passed near Shoup in an attempt to see if the Salmon River were navigable. He turned around a few miles down river.
Salmon River Drive (79 pictures) Shoup, Idaho began as a mining town on the Salmon River. Today it has a gas station and general store.