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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. | ||
'''1834: | '''1834: '''Fort Hall trading post was founded on the Snake River near the site of present-day Pocatello. During the 1840's and 1850's it became a major way station for those who passed through Idaho over the Oregon Trail. | ||
'''1846: | '''1846:''' Oregon Treaty settled boundary. | ||
'''1848:''' | '''1848:''' Idaho became part of the Oregon Territory. | ||
'''1855: '''(July16,) Through the Treaty of Hell Gate the Salish and Kutenai (Kootenai) Indians ceded their lands. | '''1855: '''(July16,) Through the Treaty of Hell Gate the Salish and Kutenai (Kootenai) Indians ceded their lands. | ||
'''1859:''' | '''1859:''' Idaho became part of the Washington Territory. | ||
'''1860:''' | '''1860:''' The Mormon community of Franklin in Cache Valley became the first permanent white settlement in Idaho. | ||
'''1860-1863:''' | '''1860-1863:''' Gold discoveries in the river valleys of northern Idaho attracted temporary settlement. | ||
'''1860-1880s:''' | '''1860-1880s:''' A series of Indian conflicts continued until the Indians were assigned to reservations. | ||
'''1863:'''Nez Perce Indians ceded land. | '''1863:''' Nez Perce Indians ceded land. | ||
'''1863: | '''1863:''' (March 3,) The Idaho Territory was created out of the Washington and Dakota Territories. In 1864, the Montana Territory was cut away from the Idaho Territory. In 1868, a small part of Idaho Territory was transferred to the new Wyoming Territory. | ||
'''1865: | '''1865:'''(January) 224 Bannock Indians were killed when they were attacked by the U.S. army while they were camped at Battle Creek. | ||
'''1865-1868:''' Indian Campaigns | '''1865-1868:''' Indian Campaigns | ||
'''1877:''' (June - October) Nez Perce Indians went to war with the United States. The war ended when federal troops captured | '''1877:''' (June - October) Nez Perce Indians went to war with the United States. The war ended when federal troops captured Chief Joseph and evacuated the Indians to a reservation in Oklahoma. | ||
'''1880's:''' Mining booms in the north and the coming of the railroads to the south brought new settlers. | |||
''' | '''1887:''' The Bannock Indians ceded land. | ||
''' | '''1890:'''(July 3,) Idaho became a state. | ||
''' | '''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:''' | |||
An especially helpful source for studying the history of Idaho is Merrill D. Beal and Merle W. Wells, ''History of Idaho'', Three Volumes. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1959; FHL book 979.6 H2b). Volume 3 has family histories. | An especially helpful source for studying the history of Idaho is Merrill D. Beal and Merle W. Wells, ''History of Idaho'', Three Volumes. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1959; FHL book 979.6 H2b). Volume 3 has family histories. | ||
A bibliography of local histories for Idaho is Milo G. Nelson and Charles A. Webbert, eds., ''Idaho Local History: A Bibliography''. (Moscow, Idaho: The University Press of Idaho, 1976; FHL book 979.6 A3n). | A bibliography of local histories for Idaho is Milo G. Nelson and Charles A. Webbert, eds., ''Idaho Local History: A Bibliography''. (Moscow, Idaho: The University Press of Idaho, 1976; FHL book 979.6 A3n). | ||
[[Category:Idaho]] | [[Category:Idaho]] | ||
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