Historical Marker

Sacajawea and Pomp

Historical marker location:
Boise, Idaho
( Marker is on Julia Davis Drive, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2003

In the late 1800s, Idaho experienced a gold rush that attracted thousands of people to the state in search of riches. One of the most famous mining towns was Custer, which was home to more than 15,000 people at its peak but was eventually abandoned after the gold ran out.