|
|
State
The Resume
(July 3, 1890- )
43rd state to join
Lewis and Clark were the first white explorers to reach Idaho (1804-06)
Nickname: Gem State
Capital: Boise
Size: 83,557 square miles (ranks 13th)
Motto: Let It Be Forever
Bird: Mountain Bluebird
Flower: Syringa
Tree: White Pine
Song: Here We Have Idaho
Originally part of Oregon Territory
First White settlement in Idaho found in Franklin (June 15, 1860)
Why Idaho might be annoying
The temperature ranges from -60ºF (January 16, 1943) to 118ºF (July 28, 1934).
During the Gold Rush of Idaho, crime ran rampant in Idaho City. The Pioneer Cemetary has
over 200 bodies, only 28 died of natural causes (1860's).
It was not until 1868, after the formation of the Montana Territory (1864) and Wyoming
Territory that Idaho got its permanent boundaries.
The Great Idaho Fire destroyed 3 million acres of timber (September 10, 1910).
FBI agents battled and killed militia's Randy Weaver in Idaho (1995).
Headquarters of the Aryan Nation.
Why Idaho might not be annoying
Snake River runs through Idaho.
Actress Lana Turner, Native Americans Sacajawea and Chief Joseph and poet Ezra Pound were
born in Idaho
The shortest river in the world, the Malad River is in Idaho.
It was the setting for 'Napoleon Dynamite.'
It is most famous for its potatoes.
Idaho was claimed by Spain, Russia, Great Britain and the United States.
British fur trader David Thompson built the first post in Idaho (1809).
Britain dropped any claims to Idaho in the Treaty of 1846.
Gold was discovered in Idaho (1861).
Idaho elected the first Jewish governor, Moses Alexander (1914).
Arco Idaho is first US city lit by nuclear power (July 17, 1955).
It is the namesake for the movie 'My Own Private Idaho.'
It has the world's largest reserve of phosphate.
Share this link with a friend:
Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 34 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 64.10% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 123 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 200 Votes: 52.50% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 264 Votes: 57.20% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 496 Votes: 49.80% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 680 Votes: 56.91% Annoying
Featured in the following Annoying Collections:
|
|
AmIAnnoying.com has 27571 public figures that you can rate!
More News...
|