Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society
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J.L. Davis... Diamondfield Jack... spent most of 6 years in the Cassia County jail while the courts and pardon board were trying to figure out what to do with him.
By far the best known of the gunmen who fought in Idaho's sheep and cattle wars, he was tr…
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When John C. Fremont came this way mapping emigrant roads in 1843, he found an important Indian village at Fishing Falls (Kanaka rapids) about 4 miles above here.
He reported that native salmon spearers there were "unusually gay...fond of laughter; and i…
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A scow powered by oarsmen let Oregon Trail wagons cross Snake River here from 1852 to 1870.
Then Overland Stage service from Boise to a rail terminal in Kelton, Utah was moved to this crossing, and M.E. Payne installed a large (14 by 60 foot) new cable f…
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A perilous ford at Three Island State Park was a formidable Oregon Trail barrier. Those who could not cross here faced a longer, more difficult southern route.
No other ford between Missouri and Oregon troubled them so much. This was their largest river.…
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Idaho has a large Basque community that preserves it's ancient European traditions in a new land of opportunity.
Coming here originally to herd sheep on mountain and desert ranges, they shifted into other occupations as quickly as possible, making way fo…
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The boat was built in 1866 to provide easy river travel for a part of the route from the Columbia to Boise and Silver City.
It was intended to ply 105 miles between here and Old's Ferry. Once it even explored the river for 60 miles above here, astonishin…
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20,000 years ago, this land was under water. Not far to the north, you can see the old shore of Lake Bonneville.
Formed in a basin from which no river reached the ocean, this became the largest lake in North America. Finally the lake rose high enough to…
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Brigham Young University - Idaho had its beginning in 1888 as an academy affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Initially known as Bannock Stake Academy. It was renamed Fremont Stake Academy, Smith Academy, and Ricks Academy, R…
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John Welch — always known as Packer John — hauled supplies from Lewiston to Idaho City during a major Boise Basin gold rush of 1863-1864.
He built a cabin (1/4 mile north of here) that immediately became an historic Idaho landmark. Territoria…
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Natural hot water available herehas been a popular attractionfor thousands of years.A winter village site for about 5000 years, these hot springs had large pit houses typical of plateau communities northwest of here from 4,300 to about 1,200 years ago. Afte…