There have been many debates about if we should have the Blue Heeler as Idaho's state dog, but they decided we shouldn't have a state dog.
The Idaho State Journal began as a weekly newspaper. It originated as the Pocatello Tribune in 1890, and has had many name changes to become the Idaho State Journal. It has been publishing a daily continuously since 1902.
Idaho is one state.
Idaho's area is 53,531,000 acres.
Cecil Andrus was Governor of the State of Idaho and later became Secretary of the Interior. I met him last year. Frank Church was a senator from Idaho, and Idaho's largest wilderness area is named after him. This is the largest roadless area in the lower 48 states. My great grandfather was an Idaho State senator and was also postmaster for the state, many years ago.
It has been a US State for 51 years.
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Iowa became the 29th US state on December 28, 1848, and had been a state for 162 years on that date in 2010.
153 years. in 2011.
Nevada entered the Union in 1864. Thus as of this year, 2014 Nevada has been a State 150 years.
Idaho is known as the 'GEM' state because nearly every known gem stone has been found in the state of Idaho. In addition, there are only two places in the world where 'STAR GARNETS' are found, Idaho is one and the other is in the Himalayan Mountains of India. Idaho is the only place where 'SIX Sided Garnets' have been found.