Ketchum, Idaho

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City Hall
http://www.ketchumidaho.org Ketchum City Hall PO Box 2315>br>Ketchum, ID 83340 Physical Address:480 East Avenue N. Ketchum, ID 83340 208-726-3841 Phone 208-726-8234 Fax

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints ‎ Sun Valley Ward 300 Spruce Avenue Ketchum, ID 83340

(208) 726-5984

Episcopal
St. Thomas Episcopal Church‎ 201 Sun Valley Rd Ketchum, ID 83340

(208) 726-5349

Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood‎ 100 Saddle Road Ketchum, ID 83340

(208) 726-5123

Other
Woodriver Jewish Community‎ 471 Leadville Avenue Ketchum, ID 83340

(208) 726-1183

Sri Murugan Temple &amp; Cultural Center of Sun Valley Inc‎ 451 River Street East Ketchum, ID 83340

(208) 726-7555

Christian Science Society‎ 760 1st Avenue Ketchum, ID 83340

(208) 726-2983

Lion of Judah 220 River Street East Ketchum, ID 83340

(208) 928-7392

Light On the Mountain Church‎ 12446 Idaho 75 Ketchum, ID 83340

(208) 727-1631

Directories
The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories.

Funeral Homes
Wood River Chapel 403 N Main St Hailey, Idaho 83333 (208) 788-2244

History
The Town of Ketchum named after David Ketchum, a trapper and guide in 1880. Ketchum was one of the richest mining districts in the Northwest. The history of mining in the Wood River Valley began in the late 1800’s. By the early 1890's, the price of silver declined and the mining boom ended. New industry appeared in 1890 sheepmen from the South drove their herds through Ketchum to summer grazing in the Sawtooth, Boulder and Pioneer Mountains. By 1920, Ketchum was the largest sheep/lamb shipping station in the U.S. In 1935, the Union Pacific Railroad came to town attracting passengers to the snow ski resort. Gambling flourished during 1937 to 1947, then in 1954 gambling was totally banned.

Current
Mountain Express P.O. Box 1013 Ketchum, ID 83340 Ph. 208-726-8060 email - jmitchell@mtexpress.com Weekly

Historical
Copies of issues of some Ketchum newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.