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Welcome to
Shoshone County, Idaho
Genealogy and History
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Welcome to Genealogy
Trails
Volunteers working to put free historical data online.
My name is Sandra Davis and as your Shoshone County, Idaho host I
try to post as much data online as possible in order to make it freely
available to all. We gratefully accept contributions of raw data such as
census information, marriage/birth/death records, obituaries, county
histories, biographies, old newspaper items - anything that would help
someone build their family tree!!
Feel free to email me with your contributions - every little bit
helps.
I regret that I am unable to do personal research.
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Since February 4, 1864, "SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO, also known as the
SILVER VALLEY, was the FIRST organized government EVER in the
Idaho boundaries. The first county seat was in Pierce & it
moved three times, first to Murray, then Osburn and then to Wallace
where the county seat remains today. Shoshone County has a
colorful history and strong people from all walks of life. The LAST
GOLD RUSH in the lower 48 U.S. states made Murray, Idaho the center of
the Coeur d'Alene Mining District in 1883. Since then, Shoshone County
has been known for its vast history in mining with numerous
mines, past and present, producing mainly gold, silver, zinc and lead. |

Shoshone County Courthouse
Wallace, Idaho
Built 1906
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The Historic
Wallace Depot |

The Sunshine Mine Memorial |
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