How did Idaho get its name?

suggested by the use of this steamboat. Photo: 60-136, Oregon Historical Society. 2. How Idaho Got Its Name. Making up new names has been going on for a long time. GLOSSARY. Illinois: ('ill – i – noy' not 'ill – i – noise'). read more

There are many stories about the naming of Idaho. Perhaps you have heard more than one of them. Almost all of them say that “Idaho” is an Indian word. read more

Thinking they would get a jump on the name, locals named a community in Colorado "Idaho Springs". However, the name "Idaho" did not fall into obscurity. The same year Congress created Colorado Territory, a county called Idaho County was created in eastern Washington Territory. read more