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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM205S_grays-lake-valley_Wayan-ID.html
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Settling Grays Lake Valley
With determination and spirit
Cattle, sheep and crops
At first cattlemen found the luxurious waist-high grass of Grays Lake Valley perfect for raising cattle. The severe drought of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2025_john-grey_Wayan-ID.html
Discoverd this valley in 1818 or 1819 while hunting beaver for Donald MacKenzie's Northwest Company trappers.
An Iroquois leader — he also explored Grey's River nearby in Wyoming. Aside from his trapping skills, he was noted for his unusua…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2024_cariboo-mountain_Wayan-ID.html
Rising to an elevation of more than 9,800 feet, Cariboo Mountain — visible north of here — has two of Idaho's highest gold camps.
Jesse "Cariboo Jack" Fairchild discovered gold high on Cariboo Mountain in August, 1870, and a mining …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM201N_tincup-creek_Wayan-ID.html
Caribou Mountain rises 9,800 feet with alpine snowfields feeding Tincup Creek, a tributary to the South Fork of the Snake River. Placer gold discoveries high on the mountain in 1871 led to a gold rush that lasted for two decades. In the 1880s shee…