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Jun 4, 2021 · In 1860 when Colorado needed a name, mining lobbyist George M. Willing presented the name “Idaho” to Congress, claiming it was a Native American Shoshone word meaning “Gem of the Mountains.” Days after Congress agreed to call the area now known as Colorado, “Idaho,” they found the word Idaho wasn’t actually Native American.
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; the state shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border to the north with the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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- How Did Idaho Get Its Name?
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Information on display at the Museum of Idaho indicates Idaho’s road to statehood was a long-fought battle and was apparently a divisive issue. “For years, tensions mounted between the northern and southern parts of the territory. Many times, the northern panhandle tried to break away and at one point, Nevada even tried to claim part of Idaho,” the...
There seems to be some confusion on how Idaho got its name. Some believe that “Idaho” was the name of an Indian chief living in the territory at that time, but that’s not true. According to the Museum of Idaho, a local leader living in the area said “Idaho” was an Indian word that meant “gem of the mountains,” and suggested that’s what they call it...
In recent years, a grassroots movement to move Oregon’s mostly rural eastern and southern counties into Idaho has gotten a lot of attention. The inspiration for the bill, as stated by its sponsor, Mike McCarter, is because they believe they’d be better served in Idaho’s more conservative political environment. “We don’t want to change anything abou...
Idaho and the strange way our state got its name. Hope you enjoy the story. How Idaho Got its Name people work hard at coming up with new and original names for places and things. Making up new names has been going on for a long time. When the United States added new land to the west, new states were formed. Each new state needed a name.
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Origins of the Name "Idaho" and How Idaho Became a Territory in 1863 Merle W. Wells One of the most intriguing mysteries 0f ldaho history is the origin and meaning of the name "Idaho." The name is generally assumed to be an adaptation of an Indian word from one of the northwest tongues signifying either gem of the mountains" or "sunrise."
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May 2, 2018 · “Being a relative newcomer to Idaho and a person who’s obsessed with words and etymology, I wondered what was the origin of the name of Idaho,” Manderscheid says. If you’ve ever tried to answer this question yourself, you’ve likely run into the theory that Idaho is a Native American word meaning “gem of the mountains” or "sunrise".
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Jun 27, 2022 · IDAHO, USA — The story of how Idaho got its name begins way back when the western U.S was full of wide-open space, already occupied by indigenous Americans, who were quickly getting pushed out ...
