Bayhorse, Idaho

Bayhorse is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States, founded in 1877.[1][2] 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.

Bayhorse
Bayhorse, Idaho is located in Idaho
Bayhorse, Idaho
Bayhorse, Idaho is located in the United States
Bayhorse, Idaho
LocationCuster County, Idaho
Nearest cityChallis, Idaho
Coordinates44°23′52″N 114°18′42″W
Built1877
NRHP reference No.76000671[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1976

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.[3]

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.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press. ISBN 0-87004-358-7.
  3. The Idaho Statesman
  4. "Bayhorse Ghost Town and Trails System".

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