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The Greater Idaho movement is an effort in the United States for counties east of the Oregon Cascades [ 1 ] to secede from the state of Oregon and join Idaho. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] It is primarily led by conservative dissatisfaction with the liberal lean of Oregon, driven by Portland and other cities in the north-western part of the state; proponents ...
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; it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border to the north, with the province of British Columbia.
The Boise, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (commonly known as the Boise Metropolitan Area or the Treasure Valley) is an area that encompasses Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, and Owyhee counties in southwestern Idaho, anchored by the cities of Boise and Nampa. [2] It is the main component of the wider Boise–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR ...
Mark Simmons is the vice president of Citizens for Greater Idaho. He was formerly the Oregon speaker of the House (2001-2003) and Oregon state director for USDA Rural Development.
American Redoubt. A map that shows the boundaries of the American Redoubt. The American Redoubt[1] is a political migration movement first proposed in 2011 by survivalist novelist and blogger James Wesley Rawles [2][3] which designates Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming along with eastern parts of Oregon and Washington, as a safe haven for ...
Idaho is a Rocky Mountain state with abundant natural resources and scenic areas. The state has snow-capped mountain ranges, rapids, vast lakes and steep canyons. The waters of the Snake River run through Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the United States. Shoshone Falls falls down cliffs from a height greater than Niagara Falls.
The Lewiston–Clarkston metropolitan area —colloquially referred to as the Lewiston–Clarkston Valley or Lewis–Clark Valley (often abbreviated as LC Valley), and officially known as the Lewiston, ID–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area —is a metropolitan area comprising Nez Perce County, Idaho, and Asotin County, Washington.
Shoshone, Nez Perce, Idaho and Boise Counties were recognized in February 1864; Alturas County was organized the same month. In December 1864, Kootenai and Ada Counties were created; Lah-Toh County was also created at this time but was abolished in 1867. Idaho's present-day boundaries were established in 1868, and Lemhi County was created the ...