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Welcome to Owyhee County Idaho
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Established
December 31, 1863 with its county seat at Ruby City. This was the
first county to be established by the first territorial legislature.
In 1867 the county seat was moved to Silver City and in 1934 to
Murphy. Named for the river, mountains and mining area explored by
Hawaiian fur trappers in 1819-1820. Hawaii and Owyhee are different
spellings of the same word. Gold was discovered on Jordan Creek in
1863, and millions of dollars of gold and silver were taken from
Silver City region until the industry declined in the early 1900s.
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