Silver V. Idaho

NAMED for my many silver mines, I am blessed with a colorful history, and strong people from all walks of life. The LAST GOLD RUSH in the lower 48 U.S. states made my town of Murray, Idaho the center of Coeur d'Alene Mining District in 1883. Since then, I've been a queen of silver, gold, lead, zinc, and copper production. All my towns and neighborhoods sprang-up as a result of mining and railroad. They are my individual parts, and together are my heart and soul: Murray, Prichard, Osburn, Two-Mile, Nine-Mile, Nuchols, Blackcloud, Zanettiville, Woodland Park, Wallace, Burke (featured in Ripley's Believe it or Not), Mullan, Wardner, Kellogg, Elk Creek, Big Creek, Elizabeth Park, Silverton, Kingston, Cataldo, Pinehurst, Pine Creek, Smelterville, Page, Avery, Enaville . . . KNOWN for an outdoorsman's paradise: hunting, fishing, hiking, atv'ing, snowmobiling, bicycling, skiing, etc. . . Locals mark their calendars with the season's best native-grown "Eats" like: HUCKLEBERRIES, CHOKE CHERRIES, RED CURRANTS, SALMON, HUCKLEBERRIES, RAINBOW TROUT, BROWN TROUT, SUNFISH, HUCKLEBERRIES, ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS, HUCKLEBERRIES, ELK STEAKS, IDAHO SPUDS (THE CANDY BAR - NOT THE TUBER), DID I SHARE THAT PROBABLY THE ALL-TIME FAVORITE LOCAL TREATS ARE . . . HUCKLEBERRIES???!!! L.O.L!FAVORITE LOCAL FUN & HISTORIC Shoshone County SITES: (in random order)CATALDO MISSION Idaho's oldest building * LOOKOUT PASS free ski school * NOAH KELLOGG statue, Kellogg * BURLINGTON NORTHERN DEPOT, Wallace * St. ANDREW's CHURCH, Mullan (aka "OLD MULLAN SCHOOL") * BOOT HILL, Murray * BURKE CANYON * HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Wallace * MINERS' MEMORIAL statue off I-90 at Big Creek * SILVER MOUNTAIN GONDOLA, Kellogg * PULASKI TUNNEL between Wallace & Avery * AVERY DEPOT, Avery * NINE MILE CEMETERY, up Nine Mile Gulch * CEDAR SNAGS, up North Fork of St. Joe River * ANCIENT CEDAR GROVE, up North Fork of Cd'A River * FISH HATCHERY, Mullan * CD'A DISTRICT MINING MUSEUM, Wallace * SIXTH STREET MELODRAMA & THEATER, Wallace * BEDROOM GOLD MINE, Murray * GLIDDEN LAKE * SNAKE PIT, Kingston * SWEET's CAFE, Wallace * SHOSHONE PARK, Mullan * ************************************************************ ***********************************************************S ilver V. Idaho is for fun and keeping in touch with old friends and welcoming new friends. . .As in the old saying: "Make New Friends, But Keep The Old; One is Silver & The Other is Gold!"Here's to Memories & Friendships, Old & New :-)DISCRIMINATION OR OFFENSE OF ANY SORT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF THE SILVER V. IDAHO - "This old gal just wants ta' have fun" & share friendship, good times, memories, and the preservation of our beautiful Shoshone County, Idaho."This old gal just wants ta’ have fun"Site Disclaimer: I’m blind to age, race, national/state/county/town origin, creed, gender, sexual orientation,political arguments - whatever else ya’ll wanna argue about - Leave this old gal outta’ the fight.However, I’ll whittle-away the hours with you over stories, poems, songs, suggestions, and questions: Contact by PM, Comments, or @ my Blog EntriesAlways open to any suggestions or questions: Contact via your favorite venue - PM, Comments, or @ my Blog Entries ************************************************************ ************************************************************ **In this "long explore" of life's road & all its turns, I am most grateful for family and friends, happy moments and heartaches. All have helped mold me into who I am today.My favorite Bible verse was a gift from my grandmother, a Silver Valley miner's wife: "Seek & you will find; Knock & the door will open; Ask & you shall receive." Matt 7:7********************************************************* ************************************************************ ******I got my layout at Cleanupmyspace.com