, Idaho, USA
1895 - Idaho

Idaho, i'da-ho, one of the northwestern states of the American Union, situated in the Pacific highland, and principally in the basin of the Columbia River, is bounded by British Columbia and Montana, E. by Montana and Wyoming, S. by Utah and Nevada, and W. by Oregon and Washington. It lies between lat. 42° and 49° N, and lon. 111° and 117° W. The crest of the Bitter Root Mountains forms the boundary on the N.E., and the main chain of the Rocky Mountains extends along the southwestern frontier. The W. boundary follows for about 180 miles the course of the Shoshone, Snake, or Lewis River. Area, 86,294 square miles...

History.–In 1863, Idaho was formed, being set off mainly from Washington, Dakota, and Nebraska. It then included Montana and a part of Wyoming. Its present area all belonged to Washington up to 1863. Idaho received its present limits in 1868, after having parted with a large share of its area in 1864. Gold was found here in 1852, and in 1860 it was struck in paying quantities at Oro Fino. Parts of the state were devastated by the Indian war of 1878. The mining, stamping, and smelting interests have been very productive, and to them the growth of the state is almost entirely due. The timber-manufacture and the pasturage of sheep and neat cattle are attracting much attention, and the future of Idaho as a pastoral region is full of promise. On July 3, 1890, Idaho was admitted to the Union as a state.

Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott

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