Hailey

by Robert A. Lonning, PhD

Overview

When Hailey was founded in 1881, it was one of many boomtowns that sprang up as a result of the lead-silver rush in the northwestern United States. The city was named for John Hailey, a successful entrepreneur who operated a freight hauling business before the railroad reached the Wood River Valley. The new town's strategic location—in proximity to surrounding, rich lead-silver deposits and at the junction of the Wood River and Croy and Quigley Canyons—allowed Hailey to become a bustling center of commerce and mining. Over the years, Hailey grew and changed with the rise and fall of the local mining and sheepherding industries. In recent years, Hailey has reinvented itself yet again, with tourism as the mainstay of the local economy. More than 130 years after its founding, Hailey remains a vibrant and energetic community in the heart of the Wood River Valley.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738588995
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/23/2012
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	9.22(w) x 6.48(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Robert A. Lonning, PhD, has been an enthusiast of Hailey's history for more than a decade and is presently serving as chairman of the Hailey Historic Preservation Commission. A major impetus for this enthusiasm has been the wonderful photographs of Martyn Mallory, which make up the majority of the images in this book.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Early Settlement 9

2 Commercial Development 15

3 Early Life in Hailey 43

4 Recreation 69

5 Amateur Photographer Martyn Mallory (1880-1936) 85

6 Fourth of July 103

7 Churches and Schools 115

8 Coming of Sun Valley 123

Bibliography 127