Ruby City, Idaho
Ruby City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. It was located along Jordan Creek about a mile below Silver City.[1]
Ruby City was a mining town settled in November 1863.[2] The town was the first county seat of Owyhee County and was born to serve the rich mines in the vicinity.[1] The Owyhee Avalanche, first newspaper in Owyhee County, started in Ruby City in 1865, but was moved to nearby Silver City just over a year later. The post office, which opened in 1864, closed in 1867.[2] In 1867, the county seat was also moved to Silver City, along with the better buildings and the end was in sight for Ruby City.[1]
Nowadays, only remains of a cemetery mark the town's location.[1]
In popular culture
[edit | edit source]The 1993 Western film The Ballad of Little Jo was set in Ruby City, Idaho, where Jo Monaghan eventually settles down.[3]
See also
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