The Idaho Potato Museum is a museum devoted to the potato, located in Blackfoot, Idaho. The building that currently holds the Idaho Potato Museum was originally known as the Oregon Short Line Railroad Depot, a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad. Construction of the building began in October 1912 and finished on August 15, 1913. For several years, a …The Idaho Potato Museum is a museum devoted to the potato, located in Blackfoot, Idaho. The building that currently holds the Idaho Potato Museum was originally known as the Oregon Short Line Railroad Depot, a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad. Construction of the building began in October 1912 and finished on August 15, 1913. For several years, a group of local residents involved in the potato industry discussed strategies to highlight the importance of potatoes to the local economy, and to showcase famous potato memorabilia. When Union Pacific Railway donated the Blackfoot railroad station depot building to Blackfoot City, the idea of turning the building into a potato museum was suggested and agreed upon.
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