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Leadore, Idaho
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Gilmore was the largest lead-silver mining settlement in Lemhi County, with around 600 people, and had its own Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad from 1910. A 1929 power plant explosion and the Depression ended it, and eight log and frame buildings were stabilized in 2010 beside interpretive panels at the old general store. Much of the townsite is private.
Short gravel road off Highway 28; confirm access with local authorities and stay out of private property.
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