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10 things you may not know about Idaho.

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Tomlinson Group-Boise

1*The "Idaho Enterprise" published its first issue on June 6, 1879 and is one of the oldest weekly publications in Idaho.
 
2*President Theodore Roosevelt established the Caribou National Forest in 1907. The area now covers more than 1 million acres in southeast Idaho.
 
3*In 1924 local McCall resident and Olympic ski champion, Cory Engen, started the celebration known as the Winter Carnival to help curb the boredom of the long McCall winters.
 
4*Meridian is named for the Boise Meridian, the Idaho land surveyor's north-south line running through Initial Point, located 16 miles due south of the city.
 
5*Annually Mountain Home Air Force Appreciation Day boasts presenting the largest parade in Idaho.
 
6*Idaho ghost towns include Silver City, Yankee Fork, Gold Dredge, and the Sierra Silver Mine.
 
7*Sawtooth Mountain/Sawtooth National Recreational Area was named for its jagged profile.
 
8*Anderson Dam is known for its blue-ribbon fly-fishing.
 
9*Idaho's first territorial prison was opened in 1872. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was converted into a public facility after the last prisoners were removed in 1974.
 
10*Seven Devils' Peaks, one of the highest mountain ranges in Idaho, Includes Heaven's Gate Lookout, where sightseers can look into four states.

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