Idaho City

Idaho City

      city, seat (1864) of Boise county, southwestern Idaho, U.S., above the confluence of Elk and Mores creeks. It lies in a mountainous area of Boise National Forest at an elevation of 4,400 feet (1,340 metres), 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Boise. Perhaps the most famous of Idaho's early boomtowns, it was founded as Bannock in 1862 during the great gold-mining rush (gold rush) into the Boise Basin and in its heyday had a population of 30,000–40,000. It became the transportation, commercial, and social hub of central and southwestern Idaho and was named the territorial capital. Placer mining, however, quickly declined, and by 1869 the population had dwindled to 1,000. By 1918 almost all local mining activities had ceased. The city has been disfigured by fires, dredging, and decay. Surviving relics include the Masonic Hall, Gold Hill (once a rich placer ground), St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Boise Basin Museum (in the original post office [1867]), and Boot Hill Cemetery. Tourism (sightseeing, fishing, camping, hunting, and skiing) is the economic mainstay of the city's inhabitants. The Gold Dust Rodeo is an annual event. Inc. 1864. Pop. (1990) 322; (2000) 458.

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