Custer City in Custer County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Business Men

Work and play...

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 25, 2017

1. Business Men Marker

Captions: (bottom left) McKenzie Saloon in Custer Ed Thomas (seated center) had his barbershop in the far end. Note the barber pole at far left.

Inscription. Custer boasted many different types of businesses including a brewery, carpenter shop, butcher shop, dentist, lawyer, barbershop, post office, general stores, hotels , boarding houses and saloons. The west end of town served as the business district while the majority of the homes were on the east end of town. Entertainment was hard to come by so when there was a game of pool or stud poker to be found, it was a hot place to be. Prizefights scheduled between champion boxers drew big crowds. The people of Custer worked and played hard.

Erected by U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 44° 23.238′ N, 114° 41.844′ W. Marker is in Custer City, Idaho, in Custer County. It is on Custer Motorway Adventure Road - Yankee Fork Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28523 Custer Mtwy, Stanley ID 83278, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central

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Idaho — Sawtooth Range.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Miner's Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Cross Store & Post Office (site) (within shouting distance of this marker); Feed and Livery Stable (site) (within shouting distance of this marker); McKenzie Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); Tully Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Thompson Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Transportation (within shouting distance of this marker); Custer School (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Custer City.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 25, 2017

2. Business Men Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.