Editing Mullan, Idaho (section)

==History==
Mullan came into existence {{Years or months ago|1884}} in 1884 with the discovery of [[gold]] at the Gold Hunter Mine, which turned out to be a lead and silver producer. That same year, George Good made a lead-silver strike with the Morning Mine and Mullan came into existence between the two mines. The site was filed in August 1888, after the village had twenty [[Log house|log]] and fifteen [[Framing (construction)|frame]] houses, a sawmill, and a population of 150. The [[Northern Pacific Railway]] arrived in 1889 and the city was incorporated in 1904.<ref>*{{cite book
  | last = Fisher
  | first = Vardis
  | author-link = Vardis Fisher
  | last2 = Federal Writers' Project
  | author2-link = Federal Writers' Project
  | title = Idaho Encyclopedia
  | publisher = Caxton Printers, Ltd
  | year = 1938
  | location = [[Caldwell, Idaho]]
  | pages = 398
  | oclc = 962624}}
</ref>

[[File:Morning Mill, 1909 - Mullan, Idaho (50568329623).jpg|thumb|left|The Morning Mill circa 1909]]

During the [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor confrontation of 1899|Coeur d'Alene labor confrontation]] of 1899, two hundred miners from Mullan joined the [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor confrontation of 1899#Dynamite Express|Dynamite Express]]. In the aftermath of the labor war, many of Mullan's leaders and Populist elected officials including the sheriff were arrested and sent to the [[Wallace, Idaho|Wallace]] [[Bullpen#Response to labor unrest (United States)|bull pens]].<ref>History of Selected Mines in the Pine Creek Area, Shoshone County, Idaho by Victoria E Mitchell, Idaho Geological Survey</ref>

The city was named for [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] graduate [[John Mullan (road builder)|John Mullan]] {{nowrap|(1830–1909),<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0a9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7263%2C1242523 | title=Folklore refuted by early settler | newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington | date=October 18, 1965 |page=5}}</ref>}} who was in charge of selecting a wagon route (commonly called the [[Mullan Road]]) between [[Fort Benton, Montana|Fort Benton]] ([[Montana]]) and [[Fort Walla Walla]] ([[Washington (state)|Washington]]). Lieutenant Mullan, a [[Corps of Topographical Engineers|topographical engineer]] in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], began gathering information in 1854.  Delayed by the [[Coeur d'Alene War]] of 1858, construction began in 1859 from Fort Walla Walla.

From today's Mullan townsite, the Mullan Road continued {{convert|6–7|mi|0}} southeast up Willow Creek to cross the {{nowrap|Idaho–Montana}} border at today's St. Regis Pass {{nowrap|({{coord|47.45|-115.722}}).}} It was formerly "Sohon Pass," named by Mullan for artist [[Gustavus Sohon]], whose explorations found the {{convert|4900|ft|round=5|adj=on}} gap,<ref>''John Mullan: The Tumultuous Life Of A Western Road Builder'', Keith C. Petersen, Washington State University Press, 2014, pages 114, 292n55</ref> about a mile west of Lookout Pass. After the strenuous project was completed in 1860, floods wiped out substantial stretches of the road, and the road was re-routed in 1861. Floods again damaged the road, and ultimately, no provision for maintenance was provided.<ref>*{{cite book
  | last = Jackson
  | first = W. Turrentine
  | author-link =<!--W. Turrentine Jackson-->
  | title = Wagon Roads West
  | publisher = University of California Press
  | year = 1938
  | location = [[Berkeley, California]]
  | pages = 257–278
  | isbn = 0-8032-9402-6}}
</ref>

Mullan's population has declined in recent decades, from a peak of 2,291 in [[1940 United States Census|1940]].<ref name=idacom>[http://commerce.idaho.gov/assets/content/docs/historical.xls Historical Populations by City] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416020906/http://commerce.idaho.gov/assets/content/docs/historical.xls |date=2009-04-16 }}, [[Idaho Department of Commerce]].  Accessed 2009-05-30.</ref>

===Present day===
Mullan is significantly smaller than it was in the heyday of the Morning and Lucky Friday mines. The Mullan School District operates the John Mullan Elementary School (K–6) and the Mullan Junior/Senior High School {{nowrap|(7–12),}} opened {{Years or months ago|1927}} in 1927.<ref name=nwfsdhs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y-5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6963%2C1733084 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |title=New $56,000 Mullan, Idaho, high school |date=October 9, 1927 |page=15}}</ref>

Mullan has its own [[fire department]] and owns and maintains an [[Olympic-size swimming pool]] ({{convert|50|m|yd|0|abbr=on}}) for community use. The city is accessed from [[Interstate 90 in Idaho|Interstate 90]] at exits 67, 68, and 69.