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Pierce was the first county seat for Shoshone County, which was established in January 1861 in Washington Territory and for most of its first year included most of present-day Idaho and Wyoming. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The Pierce Courthouse , constructed in 1862, is Idaho's oldest public building. [ 9 ]
The history of Idaho is an examination of the human history and social activity within the state of Idaho, ... Leesburg, Pierce, Rocky Bar, ...
Pierce Courthouse, also known as Pierce Historic Site, is a historic wooden building located in Pierce, Idaho. It was built in 1862 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1] The courthouse, and the town of Pierce itself, is named after Elias D. Pierce, a local metal prospector active in the mid
The 38 sites are linked by the history of the Nez Perce people, rather than by geographic location. [11] Twenty-six of the sites are on or near the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Idaho and can be toured in one day. Adjacent states hold the other twelve sites. [12]
Elias D. Pierce then became dedicated to finding and retrieving gold in the Nez Perce Indian region in Northern-Central Idaho, [5] leading to the establishment of Pierce, Idaho. [6] Pierce had joined a former Hudson Bay Company trapper in a trading expedition which led him to settle in the region. [5] Pierce spent the winter at Lewis and Clark ...
Robbins was the first sheriff in the history of the department to rise through the ranks from a deputy, according to The News Tribune archives. He retired in 1992 as Stortini reached his term limit.
The Idaho Statesman sent questionnaires to each candidate in a contested race. Their responses are below. Den Hartog, Pierce, Vander Woude, and Monks did not respond to the Statesman’s requests.
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]