Featured Mining Town: Bayhorse, Idaho
Established in 1877, Bayhorse was the first major mining camp in central Idaho's Salmon River country. The silver mines at Bayhorse were rich, and the camp had a long history of development well into the 1900's. Today Bayhorse is a ghost town and is preserved as a state park. Continue Reading
Featured Mining Town: Mullan, Idaho
Mullan was settled in 1884 near the discovery of significant silver deposits. The town still has an active mine, and is currently the site of the longest strike-related mine shutdown in Silver Valley history. Continue Reading
Featured Mining Town: Wardner, Idaho
The town of Wardner was founded in 1885 at the site of the Bunker Hill mine, the Coeur d Alene Mining District's largest producer. In 1899, The non-union Bunker Hill mine was attacked by a large force of union miners, resulting in the destruction of the mill and office building. Continue Reading
Featured Mining Town: Burke, Idaho
Burke, Idaho was famous for being built in an impossibly narrow valley for a town site. Burke Canyon is just 300 feet wide, resulting in unprecedented and unusual building feats such as the Tiger Hotel that featured a railroad tunnel passing through the first floor. Continue Reading
Featured Mining Town: Wallace, Idaho
Wallace, Idaho is the economic center of the Coeur d Alene Mining District, in a region known as the Silver Valley in northern Idaho. The Silver Valley is the most valuable silver mining district in the United States with over a billion ounces of silver mined, and is one of the top three most valuable silver districts in the entire world. Continue Reading
New Photos from Bodie, California
Bodie, California is a gold mining town first settled in 1876. The town reached a peak of around 10,000 residents in the late 1800’s and began a long slow decline like many other mining boom towns in the West. Luckily the historical significance of Bodie was recongnized, and in 1962 it was designated as a Continue Reading
