Clayton Smelter

Clayton Smelter (HM22U8)

Location: Clayton, ID 83227 Custer County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 15.524', W 114° 24.118'

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Lead-silver mineral discoveries 12 miles north of here on Bayhorse Creek in 1864 and 1872 led Joel E. Clayton to locate a large smelter here in 1880.
Doubled in size in 1888, Clayton's smelter has enough variety of ores from local mines to continue production until 1902. A modern flotation plant followed for six years after 1919. When silver prices rose in 1935. Clayton became southern Idaho's primary silver producer, operating steadily for more than 50 years.
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HM NumberHM22U8
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Placed ByIdaho Department of Transportation
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Date Added Monday, November 13th, 2017 at 7:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 707389 N 4903893
Decimal Degrees44.25873333, -114.40196667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 15.524', W 114° 24.118'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 15' 31.44" N, 114° 24' 7.0799999999999" 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 State Hwy 75, Clayton ID 83227, US
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