Ghost Towns in Idaho
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Bayhorse
Bayhorse is one of Idaho's best-preserved ghost towns, with about 30 structures still standing. The charcoal kilns, ore bins, and assay office remain....
Burke
Burke was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad, road, and creek all shared the same space. Most famously, the railroad tracks ran through the...
Chesterfield
Chesterfield was a prosperous Mormon colony of 400 people with its own cooperative store, amusement hall, and tithing office. When irrigation projects...
Custer
Custer was a gold mining town in the Yankee Fork district. The Land of the Yankee Fork interpretive center tells the mining story....
Custer
Custer was a gold mining town on the Yankee Fork that gave its name to Custer County. At 600 people, it had the essential mining town infrastructure. ...
Gilmore
Gilmore was the terminus of the Gilmore & Pittsburgh Railroad, built to haul ore from rich silver-lead mines. At its peak, 1,500 people lived here. Wh...
Idaho City
Idaho City was the LARGEST city in the Pacific Northwest in 1864—bigger than Portland. The Boise Basin gold rush brought 30,000-40,000 people. By 1870...
Silver City
Silver City was briefly Idaho's largest city with 2,500 residents. When mining declined, so did the town. About 70 buildings remain, many privately ow...
Silver City
Silver City is one of America's best-preserved ghost towns—75 original buildings still stand. It was the Owyhee County seat for 68 years. The Poorman ...