Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Idaho. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 117 law enforcement agencies employing 3,146 sworn police officers, about 206 for each 100,000 residents. [1]
The Idaho History Center. The Idaho State Historical Society (ISHS) is a historical society located in the U.S. state of Idaho that preserves and promotes the state's cultural heritage. [1] The society was founded as the Historical Society of Idaho Pioneers in 1881, nine years before statehood in 1890, and was established as a state agency in 1907.
By 1904, 100 communities were receiving books. [2] Idaho Commission for Libraries office in Boise, Idaho. By the 1920s, every major city in Idaho and many smaller communities boasted a library. Ten of those were built with Carnegie grants. These grants required local community support, much like private and federal library grants of today. The ...
Boise: 750 West Bannock Street: D. Idaho: 1905–1967 Still a U.S. Post Office and federal offices. Location of Bankruptcy Court through 1995. n/a James A. McClure Federal Bldg & U.S. Courthouse † Boise: 550 West Fort Street: D. Idaho: 1967–present: U.S. Senator James A. McClure: Coeur d'Alene Federal Building † Coeur d'Alene: 221 North ...
In 1863 the Idaho Territory was created with Lewiston as the capitol, and when the capitol was moved to Boise City in 1866, the Territorial Library was relocated to Boise City with "2000 pounds of books" from Lewiston. [1]
The Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) operates nine prisons, four community release centers and 20 probation and parole offices in seven districts located throughout the state of Idaho. The agency has its headquarters in Boise. [1] IDOC employs about 2,000 people under the leadership of Director Josh Tewalt.
The Lower Main Street Commercial Historic District in Boise, Idaho, is a collection of 11 masonry buildings, originally 14 buildings, that were constructed 1897-1914 as Boise became a metropolitan community. Hannifin's Cigar Store is the oldest business in the district (1922), and it operates in the oldest building in the district (1897).
Juvenile Corrections Center Saint Anthony is located in the town of St. Anthony, Idaho. It is the largest state-run juvenile correctional facility in the state of Idaho. [3] The facility sits on about 20 acres one mile west of the city of St. Anthony. It is a large campus like facility that currently houses a maximum of 120 juveniles in a ...