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| Location | Custer County, Idaho |
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| Nearest city | Challis, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 44°23′52″N 114°18′42″W / 44.39778°N 114.31167°W |
| Built | 1877 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000671[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 1976 |
Bayhorse is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States, founded in 1877,[1][2] though active development of the town did not begin until 1880.[3]: 1 Bayhorse was once a thriving mining town, principally supported by large nearby silver deposit. In 1882, the town increased its smelting capabilities, producing $300,000 ($9.47 million in 2023) worth of silver over the course of the year.[3]: 5 By 1885, the town had grown to 300 residents, supported by a mill, three stores, a hotel, a restaurant, a meat market, a lodging house, and five saloons. The same year, the town built a refinery, allowing the mining industry to issue silver bars and by 1900, the town had extracted over $10 million ($366 million in 2023) in total ores, including silver, lead, and copper.[4]
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.[5]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press. ISBN 0-87004-358-7.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Victoria E. (August 1999). History of the Mines in the Bayhorse Area, Custer County, Idaho (PDF) (Report). Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ Daly, Anna (January 31, 2024). "Inside this Idaho ghost town with buildings still standing today". BoiseDev. Boise, Idaho. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ The Idaho Statesman [dead link]