I enjoy history and have come to like the caches that have something to do with history. With that in mind, I started creating puzzle caches based on history and this one is all about Idaho. Answer the questions below and fill in the coordinates. To help with any confusion, I used these websites to find the answers.
https://www.idaho.gov/about-idaho/history/
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/idaho/facts-idaho-history-id/
https://www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisit/tour-route-idaho.htm
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A. When did Idaho become a state?
(1) 1870
(9) 1880
(5) 1885
(0) 1890
B. The region was explored by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1805 - 1806. It was then a part of the Oregon country, held jointly by the United States and Great Britain. Boundary disputes with Great Britain were settled by the Oregon Treaty and the first permanent U.S. settlement in Idaho was established by the Mormons at Franklin in 1860.
When was the Oregon Treaty signed?
(2) 1846
(1) 1848
(3) 1852
(4) 1860
C. What is the largest city in Idaho as of 2014?
(3) Boise
(1) Idaho Falls
(2) Nampa
(4) Meridian
D. When Idaho was first surveyed, what shape was it?
(1) The same as today
(2) Circle
(3) Rectangle
(4) Triangle
E. When did the legendary Butch Cassidy stop in the small town of Montpelier and make an unauthorized withdrawl of over $7,000.
(8) 1885
(9) 1890
(0) 1896
(1) 1900
F. Idaho is the nation's "Potato Capital"? It turns out that Idaho just so happens to have the perfect environment for growing the best potatoes ever. According to the Idaho Potato Museum, volcanic debris from past eruptions is to thank for our mineral-rich soil—ideal for growing spuds.
(1) True
(0) False
G. Back in 1861, Congress actually dubbed our region the "Colorado Territory". They eventually decided to give the name to what is now known as Colorado and made Idaho a territory of its own in
(1) 1862
(2) 1863
(3) 1864
(4) 1865
H. Although the Caribou National Forest has since merged with the Targhee National Forest, you might be surprised to know that the park was established by and in
(4) Grover Cleveland in 1894
(5) William McKinley in 1899
(6) Teddy Roosevelt in 1907
(7) William Howard Taft in 1909
I. Idaho was actually pretty ahead of the times when it came to the Suffrage Movement of the mid-1800s. When Idaho joined the movement, which woman would become the first woman registered to vote in the Gem State.
(3) Abigail Scott Duniway
(2) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
(1) Lucretia Mott
(0) Mary Lion
J. In what towns did the Oregon Trail pass through?
(1) Pocatello
(8) Glenns Ferry
(9) Boise
(0) All of the above