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'''A Few Important Events in Idaho's History''' | Back to [[Portal:Idaho|Idaho Portal Page]]► | ||
Although many explorers and fur trappers had visited the area that became the State of Idaho, trading posts and forts had been established there, and travelers on the Oregon Trail heading to Oregon, Washington, and California had passed through the area, no permanent settlements were established until about 1860 at Franklin in the Cache Valley. | |||
In the early 1860s, gold and silver were discovered, which led to the establishment of Idaho Territory in 1863. After the Civil War, many settlers from the East came to Idaho to mine or to establish farms along the river valleys. The completion of the railroad in the 1880s brought another wave of settlers, as did the establishment of reclamation (irrigation) projects in early 1900s. | |||
Idaho has continued to grow as its settlers turned their attention away from mining and more toward agricultural pursuits. | |||
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==== '''A Few Important Events in Idaho's History''' ==== | |||
The following important events in the history of Idaho affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements. | The following important events in the history of Idaho affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements. | ||
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'''1848:''' Idaho became part of the Oregon Territory. | '''1848:''' Idaho became part of the Oregon Territory. | ||
'''1855: '''( | '''1855: '''(July 16) Through the Treaty of Hell Gate the Salish and Kutenai (Kootenai) Indians ceded their lands. | ||
'''1859:''' Idaho became part of the Washington Territory. | '''1859:''' Idaho became part of the Washington Territory. | ||
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'''1895:''' The Bannock Indians left Fort Hall Reservation to hunt in Wyoming under the provisions of the 1868 treaty. The cavalry overtook them and escorted them back to the reservation. | '''1895:''' The Bannock Indians left Fort Hall Reservation to hunt in Wyoming under the provisions of the 1868 treaty. The cavalry overtook them and escorted them back to the reservation. | ||
'''1900-1910:''' Reclamation projects brought another wave of settlement to the former desert lands of southern Idaho. | '''1900-1910:''' Reclamation projects brought another wave of settlement to the former desert lands of southern Idaho. | ||
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* [http://www.idahohistory.net/dateline.html Idaho History Timeline] by the Idaho State Historical Society | *[http://www.idahohistory.net/dateline.html Idaho History Timeline] by the Idaho State Historical Society | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
=== Bibliography === | ==== Bibliography ==== | ||
*Arrington, Leonard James. ''History of Idaho''. Boise, Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society, c1994. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=698024&disp=History+of+Idaho%20%20&columns=*,0,0 979.6 H2a]). | *Arrington, Leonard James. ''History of Idaho''. Boise, Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society, c1994. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=698024&disp=History+of+Idaho%20%20&columns=*,0,0 979.6 H2a]). | ||