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Hostilities continued however. On November 29, 1847, a band of discontent Cayuse Indians attacked the Whitman Mission. Inside at the time, where...
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Find out more about R.H.: R.H. Vincent is a longtime Boise resident with a passion for local history. His father, Jack, who had deep Idaho pioneer roots, passed on a deep and abiding love for geography and history, as well as what it meant to be an Idahoan. Vince has written several short stories for different online groups and magazines, including many articles on local sites of interest. E-mail Vince at rvinman@gmail.com. |
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Early on, both the Whitman’s of Walla Walla and the Spalding’s of Lapwai, seemed to prosper. They built homes, missions, gristmill's and...
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In 1832, a man by the name of Captain Nathaniel Wyeth, put together an expedition to the Oregon Territories in order to establish a competing fur...
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Note: How religion first came to the Nez Perce tribes varies wildly. Even historical accounts, seem to differ on some of the timelines and the facts...
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Located along US Highway 95-not far from the present town of Lewiston, is a small 99 acre park, containing an historical cemetery, buildings,...
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Spain ceded its original Pacific Northwest claims-dating back to the 1700’s, to the United States in the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819....
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Although the Oregon Shortline Railroad, ran from Granger, Wyoming to Huntington, Oregon, perhaps the biggest beneficiary of the new route was Nampa,...
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It can’t be overstated, how much the coming of the railroads, changed the face of the American West, including the state of Idaho. In 1862,...
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During the 1880’s, there were 256 farms growing crops on 81,000 acres in the Boise River Valley. In order to furnish farmers in the region with...
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As mentioned in previous posts about Barber Dam, it was constructed mainly to produce a log holding area, which was to hold logs floated down the...
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