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Shoshone (/ ʃ oʊ ˈ ʃ oʊ n / shoh-SHOHN) is the county seat and largest city of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States. [4] The population was 1,653 at the 2020 census . In contrast to the Shoshone Native American tribe for which it is named, the city's name is correctly pronounced "Show-shown", with a silent "e".
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Map Rock Petroglyphs Historic District in Canyon County, Idaho, is an archaeological site that includes petroglyphs believed to have been made by Northern Shoshone prior to contact with the 19th century Westward expansion of settlers in Idaho.
Idaho Territory was created in 1863 and the first census of the territory in that year enumerated only 574 residents in Shoshone County. [5] The county boundaries were expanded to include the Silver Valley by the legislative assembly of Idaho Territory when it officially created Shoshone County on February 4, 1864.
By the time Idaho was admitted to the Union as the 43rd state in 1890, a further eight counties had been created, bringing the total to 18. After Canyon, Fremont and Bannock Counties had been created, Alturas and Logan Counties were merged to form Blaine County in March 1895; Lincoln County was formed out of Blaine County later the same month.
Idaho Power's Shoshone Falls Dam is located directly upstream from the falls and diverts water to the Shoshone hydroelectric plant, further reducing the water volume. Idaho Power is required to maintain a minimum daytime "scenic flow" of 300 cu ft/s (8.5 m 3 /s) from April through Labor Day , although even this small flow can be difficult to ...
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,127. [1] The county seat and largest city is Shoshone. [2] The county is named after President Abraham Lincoln. [3] The Idaho Territory was created in 1863, during the Lincoln
Burke is a ghost town in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States, established in 1887.Once a thriving silver, lead and zinc mining community, the town saw significant decline in the mid-twentieth century after the closure of several mines.