- De Lamar, Idaho
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Delamar Historic District
Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Nearest city: Silver City, Idaho Coordinates: 43°01′28″N 116°49′53″W / 43.02444°N 116.83139°WCoordinates: 43°01′28″N 116°49′53″W / 43.02444°N 116.83139°W Area: 1,600 acres (650 ha) Built: 1889 Governing body: Bureau of Land Management NRHP Reference#: 76000679[1] Added to NRHP: May 13, 1976 De Lamar (also DeLamar) is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. Its elevation is 5,463 feet (1,665 m), and it is located at 43°1′28″N 116°49′53″W / 43.02444°N 116.83139°W (43.0243249, -116.8315175),[2] approximately six miles west of Silver City. The community lies within an area governed by the Bureau of Land Management.[1]
The community formed around the De Lamar Mine, which was established in 1888. Named for mining magnate and former sea captain Joseph Raphael De Lamar, the mine and community quickly boomed and busted, declining after 1890.[2] Despite the community's decline, it continued to exist as a populated community for several decades; it was the location of a summer-only post office from 1917 to 1930.[3]
In 1976, the ghost town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district. Although the district included an area of approximately 1,600 acres (650 ha), only four of the community's buildings remained in sufficient condition to qualify as contributing properties.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Lamar, Idaho
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Lamar Post Office
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Categories:- Historic districts in Idaho
- Populated places established in 1888
- Ghost towns in Idaho
- Mining communities in Idaho
- National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
- Geography of Owyhee County, Idaho
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