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| − | '''Idaho''' is a state in the USA, becoming the 43rd state to enter the Union on July 3, 1890. It is to the south of [[Canada]], to the north of [[Nevada]], to the west of [[Montana]] and to the east of [[Washington]] and [[Oregon]]. Idaho is known for producing [[potato]]es. Three major universities are located in Idaho. In the city of Moscow, in northwestern Idaho on the boarder of Washington, is the University of Idaho. Boise State University, located in southwestern Idaho in the city of Boise, is the biggest and most well known University. In the little known city of Pocatello, Idaho State University can be found. | + | '''Idaho''' is a state in the USA, becoming the 43rd state to enter the Union on July 3, 1890. It is to the south of [[Canada]], to the north of [[Nevada]], to the west of [[Montana]] and to the east of [[Washington]] and [[Oregon]]. Idaho is known for producing [[potato]]es. Three major universities are located in Idaho. In the city of Moscow, in northwestern Idaho on the boarder of [[Washington]], is the University of Idaho. Boise State University, located in southwestern Idaho in the city of Boise, is the biggest and most well known University. In the little known city of Pocatello, Idaho State University can be found. |
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Revision as of 03:16, March 30, 2007
Idaho is a state in the USA, becoming the 43rd state to enter the Union on July 3, 1890. It is to the south of Canada, to the north of Nevada, to the west of Montana and to the east of Washington and Oregon. Idaho is known for producing potatoes. Three major universities are located in Idaho. In the city of Moscow, in northwestern Idaho on the boarder of Washington, is the University of Idaho. Boise State University, located in southwestern Idaho in the city of Boise, is the biggest and most well known University. In the little known city of Pocatello, Idaho State University can be found.
Miscellaneous facts
The capital and largest city of Idaho is Boise.
The state is known as the Gem state.
The name "Idaho" is almost certainly a word made up by lobbyist George Willing, who falsely claimed it was a word in the Shoshone language. [1]
The movie Napoleon Dynamite was set in Idaho, and the Idaho State House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the movie. [2]
Notable people from Idaho
Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of television, was from Rigby.
W. Mark Felt, who admitted to being the government source that exposed President Richard Nixon in the Watergate Scandal, was born in Twin Falls.
Author Ernest Hemingway lived in Ketchum.
Ezra Pound, a notable Modernist poet, was born in Hailey.
