43rd
State
July 3, 1890 |
Idaho |
The Northwest |
Flag of the State of Idaho
State Abbreviation: ID
Nickname: Gem State, Spud State
Origin of Name: Idaho is an invented word
Idaho State Symbols:
Capital: Boise
Motto: Esto perpetua (Let it be perpetual)
Idaho State
Seal
Bird: Mountain
Bluebird
Dance: Square Dance
Fish: Cutthroat trout
Flower: Syringa
Fossil: Hagerman
Horse Fossil
Gemstone: Idaho
Star Garnet
Horse: Appaloosa
Insect: Monarch Butterfly
Song: Here
We Have Idaho
Tree: Western White Pine
Things to Know
Major Rivers: Coeur d'Alene River, Snake River, St. Joe River, St. Maries River, Kootenai River
The Snake
River flows north through the Hells Canyon and forms the
boundary between Idaho and Oregon.
The deepest river gorge in the North American Continent is Idaho's
Hells Canyon - 7,900 feet deep.
Shoshone Falls on the Snake River, drops 212 feet.
The Snake River Birds of Prey Natural Area, near Kuna, is the
location of the largest concentration of nesting raptors in North America.
Famous Idahoans
Gutzon
Borglum 1871-1941
Mt. Rushmore sculptor
Dean
Oliver
Won eight world championships in rodeo calf roping plus three titles
as world champion all-around cowboy. Includes a video clip of Dean Oliver.
Things to Do
Idaho State Bird and State Flower Printable
Color Page.
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Sites to See
Idaho A Portrait
Explore Idaho.
Lewis
& Clark in Idaho
A production of Idaho Public Television
What Makes
Idaho Potatoes Different?
Craters
of the Moon
Includes pictures of Craters of the Moon a large lava flow field with
cinder cones, spatter cones, lava tubes, volcanic bombs and tree molds.
Ghost
Towns of Idaho
Idaho History Timeline
Timeline of major events from the Idaho State Historical Society.
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