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Idaho (/ˈaɪdəhoʊ/ (listen) EYE-də-hoh) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canadian border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the state of Montana to the northeast, Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. With an area of 83,570 square miles (216,400 km2), Idaho is the 11th largest state by land area, but with a population of approximately 1.8 million, it ranks as the 13th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states.
For thousands of years, and prior to European colonization, Idaho has been inhabited by native peoples. In the early 19th century, Idaho was considered part of the Oregon Country, an area of dispute between the U.S. and the British Empire. It officially became U.S. territory with the signing of the Oregon Treaty of 1846, but a separate Idaho Territory was not organized until 1863, instead being included for periods in Oregon Territory and Washington Territory. Idaho was eventually admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, becoming the 43rd state.
Forming part of the Pacific Northwest (and the associated Cascadia bioregion), Idaho is divided into several distinct geographic and climatic regions. The state's north, the relatively isolated Idaho Panhandle, is closely linked with Eastern Washington, with which it shares the Pacific Time Zone—the rest of the state uses the Mountain Time Zone. The state's south includes the Snake River Plain (which has most of the population and agricultural land). The state's southeast incorporates part of the Great Basin. Idaho is quite mountainous, and contains several stretches of the Rocky Mountains. The United States Forest Service holds about 38% of Idaho's land, the highest proportion of any state. (Full article...)
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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a U.S. national monument and national preserve in the Snake River Plain in central Idaho. It is along US 20 (concurrent with US 93 and US 26), between the small towns of Arco and Carey, at an average elevation of 5,900 feet (1,800 m) above sea level.
The Monument was established on May 2, 1924. In November 2000, a presidential proclamation by President Clinton greatly expanded the Monument area. The 410,000-acre National Park Service portions of the expanded Monument were designated as Craters of the Moon National Preserve in August 2002. It spreads across Blaine, Butte, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Power counties. The area is managed cooperatively by the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). (Full article...)Did you know
- ... that upon his election in 1970, Cecil Andrus became the first Democratic governor of Idaho in 24 years, and began 24 consecutive years of Democratic governors?
- ... that the second half of the 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl broke the record for the highest-scoring half in bowl game history?
- ... that Priestly's Hydraulic Ram in Gooding County, Idaho, pumped water uphill with no moving parts?
- ... that Idaho's first television station, KFXD-TV, was a two-man operation that lasted less than two months?
- ... that prior to his singing career, Thanasit Jaturaput was an international exchange student in Boise, Idaho, through the AFS Intercultural Programs?
- ... that Idaho television station KCIX-TV went silent awaiting a merger deal that fell apart?
- ... that Jeanne Givens was the first Native American woman elected to the Idaho House of Representatives?
- ... that KSKI AM initially broadcast from a lodge at the Sun Valley ski resort?
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