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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. | 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. | In the early 1860s, gold and silver were discovered, which led to the establishment of [[Idaho_Territory|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. | Idaho has continued to grow as its settlers turned their attention away from mining and more toward agricultural pursuits. | ||
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'''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 | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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*Nelson, Milo G., & Webbert, Charles A., eds., ''Idaho local history: A bibliography''. Moscow, Idaho: The University Press of Idaho, 1976 -- a bibliography of local histories for Idaho. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200417&disp=Idaho+local+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 979.6 A3n]). | *Nelson, Milo G., & Webbert, Charles A., eds., ''Idaho local history: A bibliography''. Moscow, Idaho: The University Press of Idaho, 1976 -- a bibliography of local histories for Idaho. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200417&disp=Idaho+local+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 979.6 A3n]). | ||
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