National Register of Historic Places

Wallace 1910 Fire Memorial

Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho
Listed
September 19, 1984
Type
Object
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
84001180

About this property

The Wallace 1910 Fire Memorial, near Wallace, Idaho, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It consists of two cobblestone monuments in the Nine Mile Cemetery, erected in 1921 by the United States Forest Service, with associated graves of firefighters who died in the Great Fire of 1910. One commemorates five men who died at the West Fork of Placer Creek, fighting forest fires on August 20, 1910. The other commemorates six men who died at the Bullion Mine. National Register of Historic Places listings in Shoshone County, Idaho

Location

Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho
47.48749, -115.91515

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Wallace 1910 Fire Memorial listed on the National Register?

Wallace 1910 Fire Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Wallace 1910 Fire Memorial?

Wallace 1910 Fire Memorial is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wallace 1910 Fire Memorial?

The period of significance for Wallace 1910 Fire Memorial is recorded as the civil_war era.

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