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Capital city of
Idaho - Boise
Info about Statehood - The
Date that Idaho was admitted to the Union - July 3, 1890
Abbreviation - The
abbreviation for the state is as follows:
Abbreviation -
Idaho
Facts about Size - The area of
the State covers 83574 square miles
The Constitution -
Idaho was the 43rd State to be admitted to the Union
3 Largest Cities in
Idaho - Boise, Nampa and Pocatello
State Motto - " Esto perpetua (Let it be perpetual) " the State Motto is translated as "
It is forever "
Facts about the State Nickname - The
Gem State
Name of the State
Song is " Here We Have Idaho " the words of the song are by
McKinley Helm & Albert J. Tompkins and the music
composed by Sallie Hume-Douglas
Short History of
Idaho - Explored by the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805. Region held jointly by Great Britain and the United
States from 1818 to 1846. Idaho became a separate territory in
1863.
Origin of the name - Idaho is a coined or invented word supposedly
meaning the "gem of the mountains. Congress was going to name
the Pike's Peak but George M. Willing, a mining lobbyist,
suggested the 'Shoshone Indian word' of 'Idaho' meaning "Gem
of the Mountains. Although Congress eventually became aware
that the name was made up by this time the name had been
adopted by popular consent
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of the Symbols / Emblems of Idaho
The following animal, bird, flower and tree are the
symbols / Emblems of the State of Idaho:
Animal Symbol - Appaloosa Horse
Bird Symbol - Mountain Bluebird (Sialia
arctcia)
Flower Symbol - Syringa
Insect Emblem - Monarch Butterfly
Tree - White Pine (Pinus Monticola
pinaceae)
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