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Burke, Idaho: A Modern Ghost Town and a Lesson in Economics Pt. 6, The End.

So...here we are. The end of an era. That phrase..."The end of an era"...has been so overused. Perhaps...just perhaps...it's use here lacks the correct..."gravity".

In Part 5, I showed you photos of the Hecla Mining operation...or, more specifically, the ruins that still exist. I stated that even though mining operations had long since ceased, Hecla's main headquarters continued to function in Burke all the way into 1982. And then...the inevitable finally happened; they closed…

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Added by Chris Stookey on August 5, 2012 at 16:06 — 3 Comments

Burke, Idaho: A Modern Ghost Town and a Lesson in Economics, Pt. 4

First, let me apologize for taking so long to get this out. Between work and being sick, I just haven't been able to move on to the next chapter of our little story. Onward!

In the previous posting, we left off at the end of what remains of Burke's Commercial District. Thus far, nearly all of the photos that I've shown have been of homes, buildings, vacant lots and hillsides located on the left side of street that runs right through the middle of the town. Are you curious to…

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Added by Chris Stookey on June 30, 2012 at 18:05 — 2 Comments

Burke Idaho, A modern Ghost Town and a lesson in economics Part 2

For those of you that have been enjoying my blog posting on Burke, Idaho...here is Part 2. More than likely, this will be a 4-part "series". It did dawn upon me that being as this site is "iKnifeCollector.com", my posting something not-so-knife-related might turn a few people off...I decided to do it anyway. Why? Well...I've noticed that most of us that enjoy slip-joint pocket knives, think a little "differently" and tend to truly enjoy Americana and American History. Sure, I enjoy modern…

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Added by Chris Stookey on June 3, 2012 at 18:37 — 4 Comments

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