Entry No. 32 — the Coeur d'Alene file — filed under: haunted

Sprag Pole Inn & Museum / Molly B'Damn's Grave

Murray is the oldest surviving town in the Coeur d'Alene Mining District, a near-ghost-town gold camp born in the 1883 gold rush. The eccentric Sprag Pole Museum, attached to a still-operating inn and bar, crams in mining-era relics across a dozen exhibits (free admission). Nearby lies the grave of Maggie Hall, the legendary frontier prostitute 'Molly B'Damn,' remembered for rallying the town to care for the sick during an 1880s smallpox scare; she died of tuberculosis in 1888 at just 34. Her grave in Murray Cemetery still draws visitors, and the town honors her with the annual Molly B'Damn Gold Rush Days.

The move: Drive the backroads to Murray, poke through the Sprag Pole's oddball collection over a burger at the bar, then pay respects at Molly B'Damn's grave in the old cemetery.

📍 Before you go Remote: roughly 50-60 miles from CdA via Silver Valley backroads near Prichard; the inn/bar and museum keep small-town hours, so confirm before going. Grave is in the historic Murray cemetery.

• 📍 Murray
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 6353 Prichard Creek Rd, Murray, ID 83840

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-24