Location Custer County, Idaho Area 65 ha Year built 1877 Added to NRHP 15 March 1976 | NRHP Reference # 76000671 Local time Tuesday 10:03 AM Nearest city Challis | |
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Weather -7°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 61% Humidity | ||
Bayhorse is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States, founded in 1877. After a new gold mine failed, silver was discovered in the area and a mine was started. Bayhorse was originally established by the silver mine.
Map of Bayhorse, ID 83226, USA
In 1976, the entire community was added to the National Register of Historic Places. 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.
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Bayhorse, Idaho Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA