List of ghost towns in Idaho
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Burke, Idaho in 1888
Silver City, Idaho in 1892
The following is a list of ghost towns in Idaho. A ghost town is an abandoned village, town or city, usually one which contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions or uncontrolled lawlessness.
- Aline
- Bayhorse [1]
- Bonanza City [1]
- Burgdorf
- Burke
- Caribou City, Idaho
- Chesterfield [2]
- Cobalt [1]
- Comeback Mining Camp [1]
- Copper Queen
- Custer [1]
- De Lamar
- Florence
- Gilmore
- Golden Age camp [1]
- Idaho City [1]
- Leesburg [1]
- Mount Idaho [3]
- Placerville [1]
- Rocky Bar
- Ruby City
- Sawtooth City [1]
- Silver City
- Strevell
- Vienna [1]
- White Knob
- Yellow Jacket [1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press. ISBN 0-87004-358-7.
- ↑ Oregon. "Idaho pioneer cabin moved to Chesterfield site". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ↑ Adkison, Norman B. (July 1, 1962). "Bustling, booming Mount Idaho now nothing but a ghost town". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1-sec.2.
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