Date Admitted to the Union:
July 3, 1890 - Idaho was the 43rd state.Idaho State Capital:
BoiseState Nickname:
Gem StateState Motto:
Esto perpetua.Translation: May It Endure Forever.
Idaho State Bird:
Mountain BluebirdIdaho State Flower:
SyringaIdaho State Tree:
Western White PineCities With Population Over 100,000:
- Boise
Ten Famous People From Idaho :
- Joe Albertson, Grocery Chain Founder
- Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor Who Carved Stone Mountain and Mount Rushmore Memorials
- Lou Dobbs, Financial News Anchor
- Philo T. Farnsworth, Inventor of Television
- William Mark Felt, Sr., Undercover Source Deep Throat in Watergate Scandal
- Jake Plummer, Football Player
- Ezra Pound, Author
- Sacagawea, Indian Guide for Lewis and Clark
- Picabo Street, Skier
- Lana Turner, Actress

