Dayton, Idaho

Historical marker location:

942 North Westside Highway, Dayton, Idaho

( Marker is on North Westside Highway (County Highway D1) near West 900 North, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1951

Idaho was once home to one of the largest sawmills in the world. The Potlatch Lumber Company, which was based in the town of Potlatch, produced more than 2 billion board feet of lumber between 1906 and 1956.