Silver City

Silver City (HM230D)

Location: Murphy, ID 83650 Owyhee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 0.954', W 116° 43.962'

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↑ The Last Post Office in Silver City



Original building built about 1868. Known as the "Schleifer" House and later as the "Riordan" House. This was the location of the last post office. It was the home of Fred Webb who lived her and has the post office in the front room. He was the last post master in Silver City when the post office was discontinued in 1943 during World War II.

The Ice House →

Before the days of modern refrigeration, food and drinks were kept cool with ice. Dams were built across Jordan Creek a short distance above town to form ponds. During the winter when the ponds were frozen large blocks of ice were sawed out, hauled to town and stored in the ice house, buried in sawdust. Sawdust and ice were laid down in alternating layers until the building was full.

Owyhee Brewery →


The Owyhee Brewery set next to the ice house. The rock foundations are all that is left of the building. The upper part of the building was gone in 1937. The brewery was built by Fred Grete in 1887 and operated until about 1908. Reports indicate they brewed "Very Good Beer."
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HM NumberHM230D
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Date Added Saturday, November 18th, 2017 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 521781 N 4762615
Decimal Degrees43.01590000, -116.73270000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 0.954', W 116° 43.962'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 0' 57.24" N, 116° 43' 57.72" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Washington St, Murphy ID 83650, US
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