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SUMMARY:The Wood River Valley Mining Legacy
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Wagon Days celebration\, lawyer\, author\, and h
 istorian John W. Lundin will present a fascinating talk on the Wood River V
 alley’s mining heritage and how it paved the way for the creation of Sun 
 Valley Resort America’s first destination ski resort.\\nMining began in t
 he Valley in the 1880s with the discovery of Galena ore\, sparking a silver
  rush that led to booming towns and major industrial development\, includin
 g the Philadelphia Smelter and the Union Pacific Railroad branch line. By t
 he mid-1880s\, the region had become one of the country’s largest silver 
 producers. When mining declined\, the sheep industry sustained the local ec
 onomy and the railroad\, keeping the Valley connected. Then\, in the 1930s\
 , Averell Harriman of Union Pacific repurposed the existing rail line to Ke
 tchum to launch a new kind of industry: skiing. The result was Sun Valley R
 esort\, opened in 1936 and quickly dubbed “America’s St. Moritz.” Lun
 din’s talk will trace this evolution from mining and freight wagons to ch
 airlifts and luxury lodges\, revealing how the Valley’s industrial past l
 aid the groundwork for a recreational future that changed American skiing f
 orever.\\nRegistration recommended to attend in person.
LOCATION:415 Spruce Ave\, Ketchum\, ID\, 83340\, United States
URL:https://visitsunvalley.com/events/the-wood-river-valley-mining-legacy/
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