Last Monday night, at a meeting of the Garden City Council, Mayor John Evans read a proclamation honoring the Louie family. The Louies were Idaho pioneers who gardened in the area that became Garden City and gave it its name.
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Moorpark man finds gold nugget worth $10,000
After seven years spent prospecting for gold as a hobby in the California desert, Terry Hughes of Moorpark hit the mother lode. On Memorial Day, the former Marine and disabled Vietnam veteran scored a “one-in-a-million” find
Full Story »Boise Valley Streetcars and Interurbans
The Boise City Rapid Transit Company opened one streetcar line on Main Street in 1891 with a passing track in front of the Belgravia. For a nickel, one could take the streetcar out Warm Springs Avenue to the Natatorium.
Full Story »Two-Cent Set One Every Collector Can Do
You get more than your two-cents’ worth with a collection of two-cent pieces as this lesser known denomination has truly a fascinating story.
Full Story »Discovery of buried artillery device shuts down section of Boise Greenbelt
Police reported that a treasure hunter enthusiast with a metal detector located an unexploded “artillery ordnance device” that was found a few yards from the pavement near 47th Street in Garden City
Full Story »Metal detecting for relics: The Grand National Relic Shootout (GNRS)
On Friday and Saturday, January 15-16, 2010, The Grand National Relic Shootout (GNRS) had a relic hunt on the Castle Hall Plantation in South Carolina. This was an active plantation from the colonial era through the civil war.
Full Story »Rare $250k Gold Pendant Found with Metal Detector!
Ironically this gold pendant (the size of a stamp) was found by a amateur metal detectorist only a few inches below the soil. This pendant is estimated to be dated from around the 15th century. It depicts the Holy Trinity and is in remarkable condition.
Full Story »Treasure, historical sleuthing key of pilot
Ever since Scott Mitchen unearthed his first Indian-head nickel at the site of an old country store parking lot in Benoit at the age of 10, he has been infected with allure of treasure hunting.
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