Hooper Spring

Historical marker location:

61 East 2nd Street South, Soda Springs, Idaho

( Marker is on East 2nd Street South near South Main Street, on the right when traveling west.)

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.