#234 - Gilmore
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Volcanoguy
N 44° 27.402 W 113° 14.470
12T E 321699 N 4925042
History sign along Idaho Hwy. 28.
Waymark Code: WMF10T
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2012
Views: 4
This sign is located along the northeast side of Idaho Hwy 28 near the junction to Gilmore, about 16 miles south of Leadore, Idaho.
Marker Name: Gilmore
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
Lack of a good transportation system delayed serious lead and silver mining at Gilmore from 1880 to 1910.
Construction of a branch railroad from Montana to serve this mining area resulted in a production of $11,520,852 before a power plant explosion halted operations here in 1929. Old Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railway grades are visible north of here, and remnants of Gilmore, where current residents still preserve its heritage, remain from that bygone mining era.
County: Lemhi
City: Gilmore
Group Responsible for Placement: State of Idaho
Marker Number: 234
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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