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The history of Idaho is an examination of the human history and social activity within the state of Idaho, one of the United States of America located in the Pacific Northwest area near the west coast of the United States and Canada.
This timeline is a chronology of significant events in the history of the U.S. State of Idaho and the historical area now occupied by the state. 2000s 1900s 1800s Statehood Territory 1700s 1600s 1500s Before 1492
Idaho (/ ˈ aɪ d ə h oʊ / ⓘ EYE-də-hoh) is a landlocked state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West subregions of the Western United States.It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west; the state shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border to the north with the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The Territory of Idaho was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1863, [1] until July 3, 1890, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as Idaho.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the admission of Idaho to the Union on July 3 1890. An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since Hawaiʻi was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959. The following chronology traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Idaho.
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.
The Idaho Encyclopedia:Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. Works Progress Administration. French, Hiram T. (1914). History of Idaho: a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests (PDF). Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. Volume 2, Hailey, John (1910). The history of Idaho (PDF). Boise, ID ...
Additionally, the rivers and high mountain lakes of Idaho contribute to a rich fishing culture within the state. [9] The significance of Idaho's fishing culture is partly revealed by the impact of fishing recreation on the economy of Idaho. [10] There are variations arising from geography that impact culture.