FLORENCE

NAME: Florence COUNTY: Idaho ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Snow in winter, hot in summer. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.

COMMENTS: Not far from White Bird. REMAINS: More than a dozen structures still standing, mostly cabins.

At one time there were 5000 people in this town. There is a cemetery there, also a Chinese cemetery. We couldn't find any women in the cemetery. A saloon/bar had been there but the Bar itself has been moved to White Bird, ID. The gold mine played out in the late 1800s. Their supplies came from White Bird, ID. Submitted by Fay Pitchford.

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