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This page about historic Idaho is a supplement to Idaho Social Studies where you will find additional material including history, colleges and universities, capital city profile, lesson plans, state government and more.

Go to Idaho Social Studies - Idaho History - Capital City Boise, Idaho - Idaho Tourism - Idaho Disasters - Idaho Lesson Plans - Idaho Colleges and Universities

Famous Idaho People Idahoans  __ You will find a list of famous people who are a part of the history of Idaho. - From 50states.com - http://www.50states.com/bio/idaho.htm

Find a Grave - Idaho ___Brief biographies of 73 'famous' citizens, many with information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=15 

Governors of Idaho ___A list of Idaho's governors (territory and state) with names, political affiliations and dates in office. - Text only - From U-S-History.com - http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1482.html

Historical Museums of Idaho - A History Guide __ "Idaho history museums. Learn about historic Idaho and discover the history of Idaho people. Locate Idaho history museums, Idaho historic sites, old Idaho photos, Idaho place histories, Idaho genealogy research information, Idaho history timelines, state symbols and other Idaho history data." - illustrated - From censusfinder.com - http://www.censusfinder.com/idaho-historical-museums.htm

History of Idaho __ "Humans may have been present in the Idaho for 14,500 years. Excavations at Wilson Butte Cave near Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls in 1959 revealed evidence of human activity, including arrowheads, that rank among the oldest dated artifacts in North America." An encyclopedic article about the history of Idaho. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Idaho 

Idaho ___A good overview of the history of Idaho, plus statistics, demographic information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." - Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108207.html 

Idaho ___A summary of the history of Idaho, with further information available when you click on highlighed text. - Illustrated - From U-S-History.com - http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1483.html 

Idaho Ghost Towns ___These brief reports about this state's ghost towns are submitted by viewers. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com - http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/id/id.html 
 
Idaho History ___A printable page which provides a brief overview of the history of Idaho. - Text only - From Yahoo! Travel - http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-501396-idaho_history-i 

Idaho History ___Links to Idaho's territorial and state history can be found here. Information is in timeline format. - Text only - From the Office of the Governor - http://www2.state.id.us/gov/fyi/history/index.htm 

Idaho History ___"The primary purpose and focus of this website is to help the teachers and students of Idaho's fourth grades find the materials they need to make teaching to the Idaho Social Studies standards effective and exciting." - Illustrated - From Arbon Elementary School - http://www.dcdi.net/~cpierce/IdahoHistory.htm 
 
Idaho: History ___Topics include settlers, fur traders, and disputes. - Text only - From The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0858740.html 

Idaho History Moments ___"Read what happened this week in Idaho history." - Text only - From the Idaho State Historical Society - http://www.idahohistory.net/history_moments.html 

Idaho History Page ___Pages for such topics as Idaho's native peoples, railroads and Lewis and Clark, plus many links to other websites. - Text only - From MudLake.Com - http://www.mudlake.com/IdahoHistory.htm 

Idaho History Timeline ___An at-a-glance look at Idaho's notable historical events. - Illustrated - From the Idaho State Historical Society - http://www.idahohistory.net/dateline.html
 
Idaho State History ___"General history of the state." - Text only - From SHG Resources - http://www.shgresources.com/id/history/

Idaho, Timeline of State History __ "Guide furnishes educational resources detailing a chronological timeline of important events and dates in Idaho's history. Links to national forests located in the state." - From shgresources.com - http://www.shgresources.com/id/timeline/

PBS: Idaho, A Portrait - History of Idaho ___"The history of Idaho can be divided into three somewhat overlapping periods." This article overviews these three periods. - Illustrated - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/idahoportrait/about/history.html 

Significance of Asians in Idaho History ___A brief page about the contributions made by Chinese and the Japanese to the state. - Text only - From the University of Idaho - http://www.uidaho.edu/LS/AACC/signif.htm 

Things to Do in Idaho - State History ___A good text article accompanied by a timeline of notable events from 1805 to 1992. - Text only - From Software Solutions - http://www2.thingstodo.com/states/ID/history.htm 

The US50 - A Guide to the State of Idaho ___A general state history overview and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com - http://www.theus50.com/idaho/history.shtml 

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