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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 [[ | 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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==== Bibliography ==== | ==== Bibliography ==== | ||
*Arrington, Leonard James. ''History of Idaho''. Boise, Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society, c1994. | *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]). | ||
*Beal, Merrill D., & Wells, Merle W. ''History of Idaho'', 3 vols. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1959. Volume 3 has family histories -- an especially helpful source for studying the history of Idaho. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200766&disp=History+of+Idaho%20%20&columns=*,0,0 979.6 H2b]). 3 vols. | *Beal, Merrill D., & Wells, Merle W. ''History of Idaho'', 3 vols. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1959. Volume 3 has family histories -- an especially helpful source for studying the history of Idaho. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200766&disp=History+of+Idaho%20%20&columns=*,0,0 979.6 H2b]). 3 vols. | ||