The History of Wallace Idaho

Wallace is facinating for its history: 118 years old, bawdy in its boom times, resolute in the hard times, this town of 960 reveles in its history. Today, five out of six tourist attractions in town celebrate the town's history and culture. The Sierra Silver Mine Tour trolly takes tourists past the Mining Museum, the Railroad Museum, the Bordello Museum, and the Melodrama on its way to the mine and the walking part of the tour.

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on Lookout Pass

However, the true history of the town lies in the archives of photos, newspapers, letters, stories and memories. This part of the website will organize this information in two ways. On the surface, this history index webpage will lead to a series of stories with restored photographs that tell tales from the past. Below the surface, a massive and sophisticated database grows. Use the domain's search engine to search the history of Wallace for information about a variety of persons, places, and things.

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Natural Disasters 1910 fire 1913 flood Cultural Phenomena Mining The Rush placer gold in Murray contributed by Judy and Bill Lane The Mining Wars Bunker Hill dynamited contributed by Ron Roizen, Ph.D. Boom Times Railroading First Tracks Engines locomotive 74 Wrecks 1913 flood Lumbering Early Mills Prostitution Influential Characters Captain John Mullan Colonel W. R. Wallace Noah Kellogg contributed by Judy and Bill Lane Alex Pennaluna Herman J. Rossi contributed by Ron Roizen, Ph.D. May Arkwright Hutton contributed by Ron Roizen, Ph.D. Theodore Jameson Famous Visitors Theodore Roosevelt, 1903 Lana Turner, 1924-25
	This page is obviously under construction. The above Table of Contents is meant to be indicative and not comprehensive. Contributions of historical information, photographs and stories from locals and other interested parties are most welcome and will be credited.

Natural Disasters
- 1910 fire
- 1913 flood
Cultural Phenomena
- Mining
  - The Rush
  - placer gold in Murray contributed by Judy and Bill Lane
  - The Mining Wars
    - Bunker Hill dynamited contributed by Ron Roizen, Ph.D.
  - Boom Times
- Railroading
  - First Tracks
  - Engines
    - locomotive 74
  - Wrecks
    - 1913 flood
- Lumbering
  - Early Mills
- Prostitution
Influential Characters
- Captain John Mullan
- Colonel W. R. Wallace
- Noah Kellogg contributed by Judy and Bill Lane
- Alex Pennaluna
- Herman J. Rossi contributed by Ron Roizen, Ph.D.
- May Arkwright Hutton contributed by Ron Roizen, Ph.D.
- Theodore Jameson
Famous Visitors
- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903
- Lana Turner, 1924-25

This page is obviously under construction. The above Table of Contents is meant to be indicative and not comprehensive. Contributions of historical information, photographs and stories from locals and other interested parties are most welcome and will be credited.

Wallace Relocation April 23, 2008	Modern Wallace October 10, 2008
Outdoor Recreation October 29, 2008	Photo Album December 29, 2003
Wallace Festivals June 21, 2009	Wallace Business June 23, 2009
Wallace Homepage June 22, 2009	Today's Weather (updated every hour) February 05, 2007
Dates indicate when the content or structure of a page was modified. This Wallace HISTORY page was last modified on Friday, 06-Jun-2003 16:46:34 PDT.

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Thank you for your time and interest in Wallace Idaho. From January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2008, 3,104,156 successful page requests were recorded and analyzed. After removing requests from search engine robots and dividing the remainder by the average number of pages per visit each month, I calculate that this domain has been visited by ~769,000 humans over 84 months. Since many of you visit my domain on a regular basis, these numbers do not represent unique visitors, just unique visits. In any case, this show of interest is gratifying for a town with a population of 960. A traffic report with charts is available for the interested viewer. If you are a regular visitor, you know that this website is a ten year work in progress, from which I receive only trivial financial rewards. If you have found my efforts useful to you over the years, please consider making this the path you take when you go shopping at amazon.com. I receive 4% to 6% of the value of items purchased through their secure shopping cart when you enter from Historic Wallace Idaho. Thank you for your support.

If you are new to this page, please leave a bookmark or share it with a friend:

Wallace is at the center of a universe filled with mountain recreation and Old West history that you will want to visit more than once. Please tell me what you would like to see on this and other pages at my Historic Wallace Idaho webworks.

Greg Marsh, Ph.D.
doing business as

greg4mss@hotmail.com

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Northern Idaho's Silver Valley Four Season Mountain Recreation Paradise:
two ski resorts, two long bike trails, a dozen alpine lakes, bountiful wildlife and backcountry solitude in harmony with 124 years of mining history and legend
silver-valley.com homepage updated April 16, 2008

Lookout Pass Ski Area
Family Fun
closed April 11 with 115" at summit
- last snow report
index page updated April 14, 2009

Silver Mountain Ski Area
Steep and Deep
closed April 25 with 113" at summit
- last snow report
index page updated May 15, 2009

Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
New in 2003: 72 mile long paved bike path!
index page updated September 15, 2008

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Route of the Hiawatha
A truly unique mountain biking experience!
index page updated May 22, 2009

Hal Payne
Wallace's Master Doll Artist is now capturing Silver Valley history in bronze
homepage updated April 27, 2004

Bill White's story: Escape From Islas Marias

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