Bayhorse, Idaho
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Bayhorse | |
Location | Custer County, Idaho |
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Nearest city | Challis, Idaho |
Coordinates | 44°23′52″N 114°18′42″W / 44.39778°N 114.31167°WCoordinates: 44°23′52″N 114°18′42″W / 44.39778°N 114.31167°W |
Built | 1877 |
NRHP reference No. | 76000671[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 15, 1976 |
Bayhorse is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States, founded in 1877.[1] After a new gold mine failed, silver was discovered in the area and a mine was started. Bayhorse was originally established by the silver mine.[citation needed]
In 1976, the entire community was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The town property was purchased by the state in 2006 and opened to the public in 2009 as part of the Land of the Yankee Fork State Park.[2]
Remains
You can walk along the main dirt street and see several preserved ruins of houses and mining equipment. Also intact are charcoal kilns used to make charcoal to smelt the ore from the mines.[3]
References
External links
Media related to Bayhorse, Idaho at Wikimedia Commons
- Land of the Yankee Fork State Park
- Bay Horse and Clayton, Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series
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