Pierce, Idaho
Clearwater County · Population 467 · Card no. 10626
The site of Idaho's first gold strike, in 1860, which set off the rush that created the territory.
- Elias Pierce found gold on Orofino Creek in September 1860.
- The 1862 courthouse is the oldest government building in Idaho.
- Logging sustained the town afterward.
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