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| ⚫ | '''Silver City''' is a ] in ], ], ]. At its height in the 1880s it was a gold and silver mining town with a population of around 2,500 and approximately 75 businesses. Silver City served as county seat of Owyhee County from 1867 to 1934. Today, the town has about 70 standing buildings, all of which are privately owned. Many of the owners are third or fourth generation descendants of the original miners. There are a handful of small businesses, but no gas or service stations. |
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| ⚫ | '''Silver City''' is a ] in ], ], ]. At its height in the 1880s it was a gold and silver mining town with a population of around 2,500 and approximately 75 businesses. Silver City served as county seat of Owyhee County from 1867 to 1934. Today, the town has about 70 standing buildings, all of which are privately owned. Many of the owners are third or fourth generation descendants of the original miners. There are a handful of small businesses, but no gas or service stations. The townsite and its surrounding area were designated as '''Silver City Historic District''' in 1972. | ||
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| Silver City was founded in 1864 soon after silver was discovered at nearby War Eagle Mountain. The settlement grew quickly and was soon considered one of the major cities in ]. The first daily newspaper and telegraph office in Idaho Territory were established in Silver City. The town was also among the first places in present-day Idaho to receive electric and telephone service. | Silver City was founded in 1864 soon after silver was discovered at nearby War Eagle Mountain. The settlement grew quickly and was soon considered one of the major cities in ]. The first daily newspaper and telegraph office in Idaho Territory were established in Silver City. The town was also among the first places in present-day Idaho to receive electric and telephone service. | ||
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Silver City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. At its height in the 1880s it was a gold and silver mining town with a population of around 2,500 and approximately 75 businesses. Silver City served as county seat of Owyhee County from 1867 to 1934. Today, the town has about 70 standing buildings, all of which are privately owned. Many of the owners are third or fourth generation descendants of the original miners. There are a handful of small businesses, but no gas or service stations. The townsite and its surrounding area were designated as Silver City Historic District in 1972.
Silver City was founded in 1864 soon after silver was discovered at nearby War Eagle Mountain. The settlement grew quickly and was soon considered one of the major cities in Idaho Territory. The first daily newspaper and telegraph office in Idaho Territory were established in Silver City. The town was also among the first places in present-day Idaho to receive electric and telephone service.
After the placer and quartz vein mines were played out around the time Idaho became a state in 1890 - and due in part to its extremely remote location - Silver City began a slow decline but was never completely abandoned. Small-scale mining continued off and on until World War II; the last mine to be operated all year round in Silver City was the Potossi managed by Ned Williams. The Idaho Hotel in Silver City was restored and re-opened in 1972.
Silver City is located 25 miles southwest of Murphy via a dirt road.
References
Further reading
- The Owyhee Country
- Owyhee County
- Stage Lines - Owyhee
- Charles A. Hackney and the Owyhee Avalanche
- Population Of Silver City, 1864-1910
- Ruby and Silver City War Meetings February 14-15, 1866
- Battle of Three Forks and the Owyhee Cannon
- Camp Three Forks
- The Stoddard House in Silver City
- Silver City Historic Buildings and Sites
- Boise, Nampa, AND Owyhee Railroad
- Catherine Minear Moore
- The Owyhee War -1868
- Idaho State Historical Society Digital Collections pertaining to the Owyhee mining district
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| Municipalities and communities of Owyhee County, Idaho, United States | ||
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| County seat: Murphy | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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43°01′01″N 116°43′59″W / 43.01694°N 116.73306°W / 43.01694; -116.73306
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