Historical Markers in Mullan, Idaho

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Historical Markers in Mullan, Idaho

1 ► Idaho, Shoshone County, Mullan — 252 — 1910 Fire —

More than 3,000,000 acres of timber in this area burned during an exceptionally dry summer in 1910. A gigantic fire storm on August 20 did unprecedented damage. Skies in Montreal and London were blackened by its smoke, which interfered with . . . — — Map (db m122814) HM

2 ► Idaho, Shoshone County, Mullan — History of Lookout Pass —

Lookout Pass is one of the original U.S. Ski areas. The area was first utilized by local Scandinavians who hopped off Northern Pacific freight cars to enjoy a day of alpine skiing at the Pass. A rope tow was installed in 1936 through use of parts . . . — — Map (db m45200) HM

3 ► Idaho, Shoshone County, Mullan — 421 — Lead-Silver Mines —

In more than a century after rich lodes were discovered in 1884, this valley has become North and South America’s largest producer of silver. More than 5 billion dollars worth of lead, silver, and zinc—including more than a billion ounces . . . — — Map (db m91487) HM

4 ► Idaho, Shoshone County, Mullan — 430 — Murray Gold Fields —

After prospecting north of here from 1878 to 1882, A.J. Prichard showed a few fortune hunters where to find gold. More than a year later, a horde of miners rushed there to start Eagle City. A permanent camp followed at Murray, Jan, . . . — — Map (db m122815) HM

5 ► Idaho, Shoshone County, Mullan — Welcome to Silver Valley —

More than 1.2 billion ounces of silver have been mined in Idaho's Silver Valley where once hundreds of mines were actively worked. Today there are just a few active operations remaining. Below you is the impoundment that stores tailings from . . . — — Map (db m122888) HM

6 ► Idaho, Shoshone County, Mullan — 373 — Willow Creek Slide —

A spectacular avalanche, Feb. 10, 1903, swept away part of a trestle—300 feet high—that let Northern Pacific Railway trains descend from this pass since 1890. An engine that plunged 80 feet was buried in 30 feet of snow; a passenger . . . — — Map (db m91447) HM

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