De Lamar (also DeLamar) is a
ghost town in
Owyhee County,
Idaho,
United States. Its elevation is ,
and it is approximately west of
Silver City. The community lies within an area governed by the
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...
.
The community formed around the De Lamar Mine, which was established in 1888. Named for mining magnate and former
sea captain
A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel.Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.3. The captain is responsible for the safe and efficie ...
Joseph Raphael De Lamar, the mine and community quickly boomed and busted, declining after 1890.
Despite the community's decline, it continued to exist as a populated community for several decades; it was the location of a summer-only
post office from 1917 to 1930.
In 1976, the ghost town was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places as a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
. Although the district included an area of approximately , only four of the community's buildings remained in sufficient condition to qualify as
contributing properties.
References
External links
Ghosttowns.com profile for De Lamar
Populated places established in 1888
Ghost towns in Idaho
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
Mining communities in Idaho
Geography of Owyhee County, Idaho
1888 establishments in Idaho Territory
National Register of Historic Places in Owyhee County, Idaho
Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
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