Bayview in Kootenai County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Bayview Limekilns

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 8, 2018

1. Bayview Limekilns Marker

Inscription. Large kilns that produced line from 1904 to 1932 still can be seen by visiting Bayview, two miles from here.
Production of lime f0r nearby mines and Spokane buildings commenced in this area as soon as rail transportation and markets became available. For 14 years after 1887, steamboats hauled lime to a Northern Pacific Railway dock at Hope. When an interurban rail connection reached here in 1911, lime for cement products was exported from Bayview until an economic depression destroyed regional demand for concrete.

Erected by Idaho Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 422.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Idaho State Historical Society series list.

Location. 47° 58.356′ N, 116° 34.02′ W. Marker is in Bayview, Idaho, in Kootenai County. Marker is on Smylie Boulevard (State Highway 54 at milepost 15) near Locust Grove Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 33471 Idaho Highway 54, Bayview ID 83803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Footprints of the Past (approx. ¾ mile away); Farragut Naval Training Station

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Farragut State Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pen d'Oreille City (approx. 5.8 miles away).

Also see . . . Cooking Lime in Bayview, Idaho -- Spokane Historical. The 1930’s brought an end to the cement plants and lime kilns in the Bayview and Lakeview areas. A combination of a lack of market for agricultural lime, a change in the quality of the limestone from Lakeview, the lack of financial resources to improve plants and the onset of the Great Depression made the cost of lime production too expensive for the small companies. (Submitted on August 20, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 8, 2018

2. Bayview Limekilns Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.