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View of Orofino, 1931. Orofino oro-FEE-noh; ("fine gold" [ore] in Spanish) is a city in and the county seat of Clearwater County, [4] Idaho, United States, along Orofino Creek and the north bank of the Clearwater River. It is the major city within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. The population was 3,142 at the time of the 2010 census.
Elias D. Pierce and Wilbur F. Bassett made the first discovery of gold in Idaho, on Orofino Creek (Canal Gulch) in 1860, 1 mile (2 km) north of present-day Pierce. Until 1904, Clearwater County was part of Shoshone County to the north. It was annexed by Nez Perce County for several years and then was established as a new county in 1911. [3]
Boomershoot [1] is a long-range precision rifle event held near Orofino, Idaho each year in late spring. Participants fire long-range rifles at explosive-filled targets from 375 to 700 yd (343 to 640 m).
In 2019, the LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) began replacing nearly 100-year-old power line poles cutting through Topanga State Park, when the project was halted within days by ...
A gyppo or gypo logger is a logger who runs or works for a small-scale logging operation that is independent from an established sawmill or lumber company. The gyppo system is one of two main patterns of historical organization of logging labor in the Pacific Northwest United States, the other being the "company logger".
May 18, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Scottie Scheffler takes a shot on the fourth hole during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club.
BGCM also operates the portion of the former Camas Prairie Railroad which runs from Spalding to Orofino, then to Kooskia along the river grade of the Clearwater River. BGCM's route consists of the former Camas Prairie Railroad's Second Subdivision line, which was 66.5 miles (107 km) in length from Spalding to Grangeville. [1]
President's Day, which is also George Washington’s Birthday, falls on Monday, Feb. 17, making Valentine's Day weekend a long weekend for most. February 2025 National Days There are also some ...