The History of Wallace Idaho

Wallace is facinating for its history: 133 years old, bawdy in its boom times, resolute in the hard times, this town of 874 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.

I-90, Montana Exit 0, Lookout Pass ski area facing NW toward the Silver Valley current weather

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 and more pictures from the 1910 Fire Commemoration 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 and more pictures from the 1910 Fire Commemoration
- 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 January 17, 2018	Modern Wallace October 10, 2008
Outdoor Recreation November 23, 2015	Photo Album December 29, 2003
Wallace Festivals August 16, 2018	Wallace Business August 06, 2018
Wallace Homepage August 06, 2018	Today's Weather (updated every hour) January 02, 2018
Dates indicate when the content or structure of a page was modified. This Wallace HISTORY page was last modified on October 08, 2017.

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