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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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 March 12, 2010	Wallace Business March 03, 2010
Wallace Homepage March 15, 2010	Today's Weather (updated every hour) December 23, 2009
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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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 126 years of mining history and legend
silver-valley.com homepage updated February 20, 2010

Lookout Pass Ski Area
Family Fun
OPEN Thursday thru Monday
- daily snow report
index page updated March 16, 2010

Silver Mountain Ski Area
Steep and Deep
OPEN Thursday thru Monday
- daily snow report
index page updated February 24, 2010

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

click to see the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes

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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