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Historical Markers in Ketchum, Idaho

 
Clickable Map of Blaine County, Idaho and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Blaine County, ID (19) Bingham County, ID (21) Butte County, ID (30) Camas County, ID (1) Cassia County, ID (38) Custer County, ID (62) Elmore County, ID (29) Lincoln County, ID (3) Minidoka County, ID (3) Power County, ID (14)  BlaineCounty(19) Blaine County (19)  BinghamCounty(21) Bingham County (21)  ButteCounty(30) Butte County (30)  CamasCounty(1) Camas County (1)  CassiaCounty(38) Cassia County (38)  CusterCounty(62) Custer County (62)  ElmoreCounty(29) Elmore County (29)  LincolnCounty(3) Lincoln County (3)  MinidokaCounty(3) Minidoka County (3)  PowerCounty(14) Power County (14)
Hailey is the county seat for Blaine County
Ketchum is in Blaine County
      Blaine County (19)  
ADJACENT TO BLAINE COUNTY
      Bingham County (21)  
      Butte County (30)  
      Camas County (1)  
      Cassia County (38)  
      Custer County (62)  
      Elmore County (29)  
      Lincoln County (3)  
      Minidoka County (3)  
      Power County (14)  
 
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1 Idaho, Blaine County, Ketchum — 302 — Alexander Ross
On State Highway 75 at milepost 156 near Forest Road 406, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Searching the mountain wilderness for beaver, Alexander Ross came up Wood River and discovered this summit, Sept. 18, 1824. Leading a large brigade of Hudson's Bay Company trappers, he wondered whether he ever could get through unknown . . . Map (db m110051) HM
2 Idaho, Blaine County, Ketchum — 484 — Galena
On State Highway 75 at milepost 152 near Forest Road 409, on the right when traveling south.
After Warren P. Callahan located a rich lead-silver mine here, April 26, 1876, thousands of eager treasure-hunters joined in a rush to Wood River in 1880 Successful prosectors discovered valuable lodes from here to Bellevue. Galena has a . . . Map (db m110052) HM
3 Idaho, Blaine County, Ketchum — Ketchum
Near Sun Valley Road near East Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Pioneering explorer Alexander Ross visited the valley in search of beaver in 1821. The Hudson's Bay Company reported the area as "promising." Ketchum's short mining era began in 1879, after the Sheepeater War and the relocation of the Native . . . Map (db m110105) HM
4 Idaho, Blaine County, Ketchum — 292 — Salmon River
On State Highway 75 at milepost 161 near Salmon River Road (Forest Road 215), on the right when traveling south.
Rising as a small stream in the valley to the south, the Salmon winds 420 miles across Idaho before flowing into Snake River. Discovered in 1895 by Lewis and Clark, and explored with great difficulty by fur traders and prospectors, the . . . Map (db m110050) HM
5 Idaho, Blaine County, Ketchum — 364 — Sawtooth City
On State Highway 75 at milepost 167 at Beaver Creek Road (Forest Road 204), on the right when traveling south on State Highway 75.
Gold discoveries on Beaver Creek in 1879 led to mining activity near here that summer, but major production was delayed until 1886. By 1885, Sawtooth City had three saloons, two restaurants, a meat market, a store, a Chinese laundry, and . . . Map (db m110045) HM
6 Idaho, Blaine County, Ketchum — 329 — Ski Lifts
On State Highway 75 at milepost 131 near West Sage Road, on the right when traveling south.
When Sun Valley Lodge was built in 1936, Union Pacific engineers developed chair lifts to transport skiers uphill. Starting with two modest ski slopes on Dollar Mountain and Proctor Mountain, chair lifts were used for all Sun Valley ski . . . Map (db m110054) HM
7 Idaho, Blaine County, Ketchum — 2007 — The Congregational Church
On East Avenue near 6th Street East, on the left when traveling west.
The First Congregational Church of Ketchum, Idaho was built in 1884 during expansion of the Church across America. By the late 1840's, Christian abolitionists gained strength in the struggle against slavery. Unwilling to remain in the union of . . . Map (db m110106) HM
8 Idaho, Blaine County, Ketchum — The Lewis Ore Wagons
On East Avenue near 5th Street East, on the left when traveling north.
Horace Lewis began the "Ketchum Fast Freight Line" soon after the town was founded on August 2, 1880. The first load of ore was carried from the Elkhorn mine to the railroad at Kelton, Utah. These monstrous wagons with six-foot wheels known as "The . . . Map (db m110104) HM
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9 Idaho, Blaine County, Ketchum — 235 — Vienna
On State Highway 75 at milepost 164 near Forest Road 0777A, on the left when traveling south.
Levi Smiley found gold on Smiley Creek in 1878, and E.M. Wilson discovered a still richer lode 8 miles above here near Vienna, on June 4, 1879. Before shutting down in 1886, Vienna was a thriving mining camp with a $200,000 twenty-stamp . . . Map (db m110048) HM
 
 
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May. 15, 2024