Old West Landmark Destroyed by Fire
United Press International
GRASMERE, Ida. —
From the remote deserts of southwestern Idaho came word Wednesday that the Wickahony Hotel, a century-old stagecoach depot recognized as a national historic site, was destroyed by a wildfire.
Idaho’s last remaining stage stop, made of local lava rock, burned Sunday. Crews battling the lightning-ignited fire could not keep the flames from gutting the old hotel and post office, officials said.
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