After the Big Burn
This file appears in: A Brief History of Wallace, Idaho
Damage from the fire destroyed nearly a third of the town.
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This file appears in: A Brief History of Wallace, Idaho
A Brief History of Wallace, Idaho
At the heart of the Silver Valley, Wallace has always been a town of boom and bust.
Founded in 1884, the town is named for William R. Wallace, a local farmer. Silver mining would soon replace…