The Building of Many Names

The Building of Many Names (HM230E)

Location: Murphy, ID 83650 Owyhee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 0.96', W 116° 43.95'

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Built 1866 "Star Brewery" & Sommercamp Saloon" (Bar above - Brewery below)
1893 "Soda Work"
1893 "Brewery Saloon"
1894 "Stuckman Photography"
1894 "Watts Apartments"
1895 "J.G, Drug Store"
1896 "Biles Confectionary"
1896 Bowling alley (in basement)
1897 "Miller & Co. Saloon"
1989 (sic) "Oasis Saloon"
1901 "The Fransisco Bar"
1902 "Nettleton Furniture"
1903 "Candy Kitchen"
1906 "C.M. Caldwell Drug Store"
1907 Burned in Christmas Fire
1909 Rebuilt to "C. Haliday Furniture" & "Vegetable Market" (in basement)

Building sit on foundation of hand mortared native rock that is 3 feet thick and is 15 feet high. In basement is a spring that runs year around. This was used for Brewery and Soda Works and later to cool basement for vegetable storage.
On the right side of building is Deadmans Alley, the fictitious boundary between "China town" and the business district. Deadmans Alley is named for the gunfight death of Joseph Koenig by Colonel Dewey near the basement entrance to the Saloon.
The building is now known as the "Furniture Store" & "Vegetable Market".
All buildings in Silver City are privately owned. Please respect our private homes while you enjoy our wonderful historic town.

The Furniture Store
& Vegetable Market
Washington Street
Silver City, Idaho
Grant and Carol Danner
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HM NumberHM230E
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Placed ByGrant and Carol Danner
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, November 18th, 2017 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 521797 N 4762626
Decimal Degrees43.01600000, -116.73250000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 0.96', W 116° 43.95'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 0' 57.6" N, 116° 43' 57" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Washington St, Murphy ID 83650, US
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