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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22S8_mining-tools-and-implements_Stanley-ID.html
Miners on the Yankee Fork started their mining endeavors with gold pans, shovels, rockers and hammers. As mining practices changed, more tools were needed. Varied mining methods, including hydraulic and hard rock, also created a demand for other i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22S5_chinese-businesses_Stanley-ID.html
Businesses in Chinatown included laundry services, a harness and shoe shop and a Chinese place of worship known as a joss house. A few residents made a living by growing vegetable gardens or raising pigs and chickens and then selling them to miner…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22RB_business-men_Stanley-ID.html
Custer boasted many different types of businesses including a brewery, carpenter shop, butcher shop, dentist, lawyer, barbershop, post office, general stores, hotels , boarding houses and saloons. The west end of town served as the business distri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22R9_tully-cabin_Stanley-ID.html
This building was one of the smaller homes in Custer and was built using prefabricated "panels" for walls. It housed a small family and many a bachelor miner. One such miner was Francis Tully, who played his fiddle for many dances in and around Cu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22R8_feed-and-livery-stable-site_Stanley-ID.html
First mention of a livery stable appeared in R.L. Polk's 1902 Business Directory, listing Kenneth McKenzie as owner. To keep a horse cost $1.50 per day. Feed bought in over the 24-mile "hay trail" from Stanley Basin contributed to the high cost.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22R7_nevada-house-hotel-site_Stanley-ID.html
William and Margaret Dunn operated the hotel of many years, and Mrs. Dunn did all the cooking. On the first floor, a bar room extended across the front of the building, with a separate hallway that led back to a washroom, kitchen and a large dinin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22R6_miners-union-site_Stanley-ID.html
The Miners' Union Hall served as a social center, as well as professional meeting hall. At its height, the Union boasted 200 members consisting of miners and businessmen. In many ways it was a fraternal organization not only for the miners, but al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22R5_general-store-site_Stanley-ID.html
Almost anything and everything was purchased at the general store. In 1888 prices for groceries were listed as cabbage, 25¢ per pound; potatoes and bacon, each 20¢ per pound; ( the rest of the marker is not legible because of the sun's reflection.)
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22R4_thompson-store-site_Stanley-ID.html
Bell came to Custer in 1879 as the new bride of George Thompson. They lived in a two-room log house behind their furniture and upholstery store that was connected by a walkway to the upper story of the family business. Belle lived in Custer more t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22QN_transportation_Stanley-ID.html
Over the years, many different modes of transportation shipped supplies and transported people and ore. From the 1870s through the early 1900s a shift occurred from a reliance on oxen, horses and mules to power generated by the development of the …