Area 65 ha Year built 1879 Added to NRHP 4 April 1975 | NRHP Reference # 75000625 Local time Thursday 9:23 AM Nearest city Stanley | |
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Sawtooth City (also Sawtooth) is an unincorporated community in Blaine County, Idaho, United States. Located at 43°53′48″N 114°50′25″W (43.8965718, -114.8403490), it sits at an altitude of 7,342 feet (2,238 m), along Beaver Creek near its confluence with the Salmon River in the Sawtooth Valley of Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth City was founded as a mining camp after a mine was opened in the area on July 2, 1878; discoveries in the Sawtooth City area grew out of discoveries to the south. Its peak was between the years 1880 and 1886. A community cemetery is located northeast of central Sawtooth City.
Map of Sawtooth City, ID 83340, USA
In 1975, the entire community was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.
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Sawtooth City, Idaho Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA