Stamp Mill

Stamp Mill (HM22QL)

Location: Stanley, ID 83278 Custer County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 23.274', W 114° 41.712'

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In 1881, 52 men worked in the mill with the different machinery and refining processes. Imagine the noise generated by the numerous pounding stamps and other machinery as it crushed and processed the ore. Each month, more than 300 cords of wood were needed to fuel steam engines that powered the mill.

Stamp mills were noisy and awkward but used for many years because the were easy to move and erect on wooden frames, cheap to operate and repairable by a blacksmith. The General Custer Mill operated up to 20 1,000-pound stamp mills that crushed the ore as fine as flour.
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HM NumberHM22QL
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Placed ByU.S. Forest Service and Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation
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Date Added Friday, November 10th, 2017 at 10:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 683578 N 4917541
Decimal Degrees44.38790000, -114.69520000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 23.274', W 114° 41.712'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 23' 16.44" N, 114° 41' 42.72" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Yankee Fork Rd, Stanley ID 83278, US
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