State No 43,
State Date July 3, 1890,
Capital Boise,
Population 1,293,953; 39th, 12/00,
Area Codes 208,
Nickname
Gem State,
Motto It is forever,
Origin Idaho is a coined
or invented word, and is not a derivation of an Indian phrase "E Dah Hoe
(How)" supposedly meaning "gem of the mountains.",
Bird Mountain
Bluebird,
Flower Syringa,
Tree Western WhitePine,
Area
83574 sq.mi., 14th Land 82751 sq.mi., 11th Water 823 sq.mi., 33rd,
Colleges Universities Boise State University. University of Idaho.,
Agriculture Cattle, potatoes, dairy products, wheat, sugar beets,
barley,
Industry Food processing, lumber and wood products,
machinery, chemical products, paper products, silver and other mining,
tourism.,
Tourism Silverwood Theme Park, ATV Riding, Canoeing,
Fishing, Golf,
National Forests Boise National Forest. Caribou
National Forest. Challis National Forest. Clearwater National Forest. Curlew
National Grassland. Idaho Panhandle National Forests: Coeur d'Alene, Kaniksu
and St. Joe National Forests. Nez Perce National Forest. Payette National
Forest. Salmon National Forest. Sawtooth National Forest. Targhee National
Forest.,
Song Here We Have Idaho,
State Parks Anderson Butte
National Recreation Trail. Balanced Rock State Park. Bear Lake National
Wildlife Refuge. Bogus Basin State Park. Boise National Forest. Bruneau
Dunes State Park. Camas National Wildlife Refuge. Camas National Wildlife
Refuge Headquarters. Caribou Ridge National Recreation Trail. Challis
National Forest. Chipmunk Rapids National Recreation Trail. Clearwater
National Forest. Coeur D ALene River National Recreation Trail. Coeur
d'Alene National Forest. Colgate Licks Nature National Recreation Trail.
David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve. Deer Flat National Wildlife
Headquarters. Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge. Dworshak State Park. Eagle
Island State Park. East Boyd Glover Roundtop National Recreation Trail.
English Point National Recreation Trail. Farragut State Park. Floodwood
State Forest. Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Hagerman State Fish
Hatchery. Harriman State Park. Henrys Lake State Park. Heyburn State Park.
Horsethief Reservoir State Park. Idaho State Fish Hatchery. Independence
Creek National Recreation Trail. [
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Indian Rocks State Park.
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge. Land of the Yankee Fork State Park &
Nat'l Forest Historic Area. Lewis-Clark Canoe Camp State Park. Malad Gorge
State Park. Mann Creek State Park. Mary Minerva McCroskey Memorial State
Park. Massacre Rocks State Park. Meadow Creek National Recreation Trail.
Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge. Mowry State Park. Nez Perce National
Forest. Nez Perce National Historic Park - Spalding Area. Nez Perce National
Historical Park. North Beach State Park. Old Mission State Park. Packer
Johns Cabin State Park. Payette National Forest. Ponderosa State Park.
Priest Lake State Forest. Priest Lake State Park Indian Creek Unit. Priest
Lake State Park Lionhead Unit. Round Lake State Park. Saint Joe National
Forest. Salmon National Forest. Sawtooth National Forest Trailhead. Sawtooth
National Recreation Area Headquarters. Sheep Rock National Recreation Trail.
Targhee National Forest. Three Island Crossing State Park. Three Island
State Park. Veterans Memorial State Park. Ward Memorial State Park. White
Pine National Recreation Trail. Winchester State Park.,
Topography
Snake River plains in the south, central region of mountains, canyons
gorges; subalpine northern region,
Highest Point Borah Peak; 12,662
feet, 11th,
Lowest Point Snake River; 710 feet,
Media ,
Sports Idaho Falls Padres (R) - Idaho Falls.,
Facts The Cataldo
mission is the oldest building in the state. American Falls is unique from
most communities because the entire town was moved in the mid-1920s when the
original American Falls Dam was constructed. Rexburg is home to Ricks
College, the largest private two-year college in the nation. Elk River is
the home of the Idaho Champion Western Red Cedar Tree, the largest tree in
the state. Estimated to be over 3000 years old this giant is more than 18
feet in diameter and stands 177 feet tall. Albertson College of Idaho in
Caldwell was founded as the College of Idaho in 1891 and is the state's
oldest four-year institution of higher learning.,
Biographies Joe
Albertson grocery chain founder. T. H. Bell educator. Gutzon Borglum Mt.
Rushmore sculptor, Bear Lake. Carol R. Brink author. Frank F. Church
senator.,
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