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After Warren P. Callahan located a rich lead-silver mine here on April 26, 1876, thousands of eager treasure-hunters joined a rush to Wood River in 1880. Successful prospectors discovered valuable lodes from here to Bellevue. Galena had a hotel, four general stores, a livery stable, several saloons and dining halls, a shoe store, and daily stage service to Hailey. After a ruinous decline in silver prices in 1888, its mines were shut down, but Galena continued as a recreation center.
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