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Challis was founded in 1878 and named for A.P. Challis, who was a surveyor when the townsite was laid out. [8] Challis post office was established in 1878. [9]Twin Peaks Sports, the I.O.O.F. Hall, and a number of other buildings in Challis are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, most as a result of an Idaho State Historical Society study of historical resources in ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,937 square miles (12,790 km 2), of which 4,721 square miles (12,230 km 2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km 2) (0.3%) is water. [4] It is the third-largest county in Idaho by area. The Lost River Range, the state's highest mountains, are located in eastern Custer County.
Area codes in Idaho. Area codes 208 and 986 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan for all of Idaho.Area code 208 is one of the 86 original area codes created by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1947, and was Idaho's sole area code for seventy years.
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Challis Brewery Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It includes four buildings from the 1879-founded Klug Brewery. Fred Albiez, Ferdinand Klug, and George Fuchs teamed up to open the brewery; it may have closed by 1886.
The Old Challis Historic District is a 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] The district is within one block within Valley and Pleasant Aves., 2nd and 3rd Sts. in Challis. It includes three log houses and one board-and-batten house. [2]
Custer is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States.Established in 1877, it is at (44.3874133, -114.6959118), at an elevation of 6,470 feet (1,972 It lies along Yankee Fork Road southwest of the city of Challis, within the Challis National Forest.
Land of the Yankee Fork State Park is a history-oriented public recreation area covering 521 acres (211 ha) in Custer County, Idaho, United States. The state park interprets Idaho's frontier mining history, including the ghost towns Bayhorse, Bonanza, and Custer. The interpretive center near Challis has a museum and gold panning station.