Lewiston, Idaho (1874)
Files
Title
Lewiston, Idaho (1874)
Subject
Idaho (Terr.) -- Lewiston -- Maps<br>
Description
1 map ; 47 x 43 cm.<br>Scale 1 inch = 125 feet<br>"From field notes of official survey August 1874. By E.B. True M.A. Surveyor and Dil."<br>"Approved June 22nd, 1875. Henry W. Stanton. Mayor of Lewiston."<br>"Filed for record July 1st A.D. 1879 at 9 o'clock at the request of Alonzo Gilman, mayor of Lewiston. Jno. H Evans County Recorder by Jos. T. Kenneday Draughtsman"<br>Dashed lines show "addition to bl'ks allowed by court after having been fenced for a certain time." <br>The Lewiston area boomed in the 1860s when gold was discovered in nearby rivers. When the Idaho territory was first organized in 1873, the territorial capital was Lewiston. One year later, in 1874, after the Montana territory was created out of Idaho, the territorial capital was moved to Boise.
Creator
Jos. T. Kenneday
Source
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries
Publisher
Lewiston, ID :
Date
1879
Contributor
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Rights
Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691
Relation
Is part of C.C. Van Arsdol Papers; Cage 103<br>http://griffin.wsu.edu/search~/l?SEARCH=Cage+103
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Maps<br>Plats<br>Blueprints
Identifier
wsu 376<br>C.C. Van Arsdol Papers; Cage 103
Coverage
United States--Idaho (Terr.) -- Nez Perce County -- Lewiston
Collection
Citation
Jos. T. Kenneday, “Lewiston, Idaho (1874),” Digital Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/1999.