Title Building

Historical marker location:

175 Main Street, Moscow, Idaho

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.)

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.