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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
Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of Idaho: Unorganized territory created by the Oregon Treaty, 1846–1848; Territory of Oregon, 1848–1859; State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850; Territory of Washington, 1853–1889; Territory of Idaho, 1863-1890 [1] State of Idaho since 1890
Idaho Territory assumed the boundaries of the modern state at that time. The discovery of gold, silver and other valuable natural resources throughout Idaho beginning in the 1860s, as well as the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, brought many new people to the territory, including Chinese laborers who came to work the mines.
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 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.
Its headquarters are located in Lapwai, Idaho. Minidoka National Historic Site, established in 2001, one of ten camps at which Japanese Americans were interned during 1942-45. Besides the NHLs and NPS areas, the state has approximately 1,000 properties and districts listed in Idaho on the National Register of Historic Places. Some recently ...
Pages in category "History of Idaho" ... Bibliography of Idaho history; Idaho State Historical Society; Idaho Territory; L. Logan County, Idaho; M. James D. Miller;