Another View of Silver City, Idaho
1953 photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
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Idaho’s Version of Silver City
Most of the buildings in this 1953 photo are still in existence in this Owyhee County mining town. Some now sport a coat of paint. 1953 photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Silver City in Idaho’s Owyhee Mountains
This little mining town still clings to existence in the Owyhee Mountains southwest of Boise. The buildings are privately owned and some of them serve as summer homes. During the summer the hotel is open and visitors can get a … Continue reading →
Silver City Road, Idaho
Silver City, Idaho is right around the bend to the left at the bottom of the hill. 1953 photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →
Railroad Bridge Near Murphy, Idaho
This bridge carried rail traffic over the Snake River upstream from Walters Ferry, Idaho. The rail line was built to carry ore from the Silver City mines to the Union Pacific main line at Nampa. After the rails were taken up in … Continue reading →
Silver City, Idaho
This photo was taken the weekend of July 25-26, 2015, when the Owyhee County Cattlemen’s Association was having its annual meeting in Silver City. … Continue reading →
Church at Silver City, Idaho
Silver City, Idaho, and Florida Mountain
Owyhee Mountains, Idaho, Near Silver City
Stone Ruins, Silver City, Idaho
This store was built in 1866 and boasted steel fire shutters. Sadly, in 1939 while in use as a warehouse, it burned down. Silver City is composed primarily of wooden structures, some of which date to the 1860s. The few … Continue reading →