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My State Report is on
Idaho
Idaho is a Rocky Mountain state of the United
States with exciting scenery and enormous natural
resources. Idaho has towering, snow-capped
mountain ranges, swirling white rapids, peaceful
lakes, and steep canyons. The canyons of Idaho's
Snake River include Hells Canyon, which is deeper
than the Grand Canyon. Shoshone Falls, on the
Snake River, plunges down rugged cliffs from a
height greater than that of Niagara Falls. Among
the mountains in the northern part of the state
lies quiet Lake Pend Oreille, one of the world's
most beautiful lakes. Boise, which is in the
southwestern part of the state, is the capital
and the largest city of Idaho.
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My State is Idaho

• Admission to Statehood July 3, 1890

Capital City Boise
Border States Montana   Nevada   Oregon  
Utah   Washington   Wyoming
Region Northwest Other States in the Same
Region      
IdahoMontanaOregonWashingtonWyoming
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Idaho is Located
Major Cities Nampa Pocatello Idaho
Falls Meridian Twin Falls Lewiston Caldwell M
oscow Rexburg Post Falls

• Land Regions
• The Rocky Mountains Region
• The Columbia Plateau
• The Basin and Range Region

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Idaho is Famous for Many Things

• The Idaho potato is known around the globe, and
  two thirds of all the processed potatoes produced
  in the United States are grown in Idaho. The
  major agricultural region is in southern Idaho in
  the Snake River area.
• Idaho has the greatest stand of white pine trees
  in the country.
• And the state is first in the country in
  production of silver. In addition to silver
  mining, gold, lead, zinc, and copper are all
  produced in Idaho.

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Idahos Main Rivers Lakes
Snake River in the Grand Teton National Park
near Idaho Falls
Snake River near Twin Falls
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Idahos Mountains

• The Rocky Mountains form the state's largest land
  region. The mountains cover the Idaho Panhandle
  (the northern tip of Idaho between Washington and
  Montana), the area east and north of the Columbia
  Plateau, and a strip along the Idaho-Wyoming
  border. The Rocky Mountains region has great
  timber supplies and the state's most important
  mining areas.
• Mountains Idaho has about 50 mountain peaks that
  rise above 10,000 feet (3,000 meters). Borah
  Peak, the state's highest mountain, towers 12,662
  feet (3,859 meters) northwest of Mackay. The
  great Bitterroot Range lies on the Idaho-Montana
  border. Highways cross these mountains through
  passes from 5,000 to 7,000 feet (1,500 to 2,100
  meters) high. The Seven Devils Mountains rise on
  the Oregon border.

The Teton Mountains
The Sawtooth Mountains
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Historically, Idaho is Famous for

• Idaho has one of the most colorful histories of
  any of the states. Prospectors discovered gold in
  Idaho during the 1860's. Thousands of miners then
  poured into the region hoping to strike it rich.
  Farmers and ranchers came after the miners. As
  the mines in the area were worked out, many of
  the miners moved on to other areas. But the
  farmers and ranchers stayedand built a state.

Idaho Fire Opal From Mines in Idaho
Idaho Star Opal From Mines in Idaho
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Reasons to Visit Idaho

• The St. Joe River, which empties into Coeur
  d'Alene Lake, is the world's highest commercially
  navigable river. The St. Joe is navigable for
  about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of the lake.
  The river flows more than 2,100 feet (630 meters)
  above sea level.
• The Longest Main Street in the United States is
  located in Island Park. The street runs 33 miles
  (53 kilometers) through the village, which
  consists mainly of a long stretch of resorts that
  became incorporated into one town.
• Crystal Ice Cave, near American Falls, has a
  frozen river, frozen waterfall, and other
  beautiful formations of ice and stone. The cave
  is located 160 feet (49 meters) below the lava
  beds of the Columbia Plateau region. Some of the
  ice formations in the cave are hundreds of years
  old. While the temperature aboveground may reach
  95 to 97 F. (35 to 36 C), the temperature in
  the ice cave remains at 32 F. (0 C) throughout
  the year.
• Lava Hot Springs is the home of world-famous hot
  springs. More than 6 million gallons (23 million
  liters) of steaming mineral water pour out of the
  springs each day.
• The Big Wood River has been called the upside
  down river. In one stretch, the river is about
  100 feet (30 meters) deep and 4 feet (1.2 meters)
  wide, while a nearby section of the river is
  about 100 feet (30 meters) wide and 4 feet (1.2
  meters) deep.

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Idahos Weather

• Record High Temperature 118 F (48 C) at
  Orofino on July 28, 1934.
• Record Low Temperature 60 F 51 C) at Island
  Park Dam on Jan. 18, 1943.
• Average Yearly Precipitation 19 in (48 cm).

Average January Temperatures in Idaho 23 F
(-5 C).
Average July Temperatures in Idaho 67 F
(19 C).
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A Song or Poem about Idaho

• Here We Have Idaho Written by McKinley Helm
  Albert J. TompkinsComposed by Sallie
  Hume-Douglas
• You've heard of the wonders our land does
  possess,It's beautiful valleys and hills,The
  majestic forests where nature abounds,We love
  every nook and rill.
• chorus
• And here we have IdahoWinning her way to
  fame.Silver and gold in the sunlight blaze,and
  romance lies in her name.Singing, we're singing
  of you,Ah, proudly too,All our lives thru,
  we'll go Singing, singing of you, Singing of
  Idaho.
• There's truly one state in this great land of
  oursWhere ideals can be realized.The pioneers
  made it so for you and me,A legacy we'll always
  prize.
• chorus

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Idahos State Flag
Idaho's state flag was first adopted in 1907, and
bears the state seal on a blue background. The
women represents liberty, justice and equality.
The man is a miner. The pictures on the shield
represent the main industries of forestry,
farming and mining. The cornucopias, or horn of
plenty are symbols of abundance. The elks head
represents wildlife. Esto perpetua (Let it be
perpetual). The words "State of Idaho" are
embroidered in with block letters, two inches in
height on a red band three inches in width by
twenty-nine inches in length, the band being in
gold and placed about eight and one-half inches
from the lower border of fringe and parallel with
the same.
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Three of Idahos Resources  

• Most of Idaho's workers are employed in service
  industries, which include education, recreation,
  and retail trade.
• Spending by tourists benefits many service
  industries. Idaho also has an important mining
  industry.
• The state's leading mineral products include
  silver, phosphate rock, and gold.

Agriculture beef cattle, potatoes, milk, wheat,
grass seed, sugar beets. Manufacturing computer
and electronic equipment, food products, wood
products. Mining phosphate rock, silver, sand
and gravel.
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Idahos State Flower
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Idahos State Bird
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Idahos State Tree
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A Postal Stamp from Idaho
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Idahos License Plates
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Idahos State Seal

• The Idaho State seal was first adopted in 1891.
• The woman holding the scales and a spear
  symbolizes justice, liberty, and equality.
• The miner represents Idaho's mineral resources.
• The elk's head stands for wildlife and the pine
  tree for the state's forests.
• A sheaf of grain symbolizes agriculture.
• The seal was updated in 1957.

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Slogan
Idaho is Perfect for Year-Round Sports!
The name Idaho was first suggested in 1860 for
the area that became the Colorado Territory in
1861. But the name was rejected because it was
not an Indian word. In 1863, the name was chosen
for the territory that included what is now the
state of Idaho. The popular name of Idaho is the
Gem State.
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Travel Log
I traveled _______ miles to my state from
Idaho. My favorite meal was Chicken Fried Steak
with Twice Baked Potatoes. My favorite sites were
Shoshone Ice Caves
Craters of the Moon National Monument
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Things to Pack
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Postcard
Dear Friend, Idaho is exciting to explore!
Shoshone Falls is an amazing site to see when the
water is flowing. It is considered the Niagara
of the West. The height of the Falls is 212
Feet. It is on the Snake River near Twin Falls,
Idaho. Crazy people, called base jumpers, jump
off of the Perrine Bridge. How nuts! Wish you
were here! See you soon, Your Friend
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Souvenir
Posters of Evil Knievel In 1971, Knievel
realized that the United States government would
never allow him to jump the Grand Canyon. To keep
his fans interested, Knievel considered several
other stunts that might match the publicity that
would have been generated by jumping the canyon.
Ideas included jumping across the Mississippi
River, jumping from one skyscraper to another in
New York City and jumping over the Houston
Astrodome. While flying back to Butte from a
performance tour, Knievel looked out the window
and saw the Snake River Canyon. After finding a
location near Twin Falls, Idaho that was both
wide enough, deep enough and on private property,
Knievel leased 300 acres (1.2 km²) for 35,000 to
stage his jump. He set the date for Labor Day,
1972. He failed The mound of dirt he used is
still on the site near the edge of the canyon in
Twin Falls.