Hi,
I've never heard of such a plaque being in Lewiston, and Hawley states, "placed
at the entrance of the OLD CAPITOL BUILDING in Boise". Lewiston was the first capital
because of the mining population for the Pierce/Oro Fino gold find (gold had not been
discovered yet in the Boise Basin.) Lewiston was a natural staging area for miners going
to the fields in Pierce/Oro Fino, and further to Montana (Bannack/Grass Hopper, Nevada
City, etc.)
Once gold was discovered in the southern part of the state, and because it was easier to
get to from back in the "States" and the California gold fields, that area grew
larger and the miners demanded that the capital be established down there.
This site talks about the first capital building(s) in Boise:
http://idptv.state.id.us/buildingbig/buildings/idcapital.html
"History: For almost two decades, Idaho's territorial government was housed in
various private buildings around downtown Boise. After failed efforts to get the federal
government to fund a capitol building, the territorial legislature finally agreed in 1885
to appropriate $80,000 for a territorial capitol. The red-brick structure, located on the
block between Jefferson and State and Sixth and Seventh streets, served not only the last
four years of territorial government(1886-1890) but the first twenty-two years of
statehood."
~~Jill
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To: Sharon McConnel <gem_genweb(a)yahoo.com>, idgen(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [IDGENWEB] Trivia Questions: Old Capitol Building
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:57:52 -0500
I am not sure but there must of been another capitol building that was being
referred to as the "old capitol building" with this plaque or tablet with a
list of names on it. I wonder if it was moved to the Idaho State University
where I found a memorial for the Spanish War vet on their "Hello Walk" tour.
(
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM54X3_University_of_Idaho_Spanish_Ame...
)
Of course it is probably buried in the capitol building basement, collecting
dust.
Thanks,
Matt
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Sharon McConnel <gem_genweb(a)yahoo.com>wrote:
http://www.history.idaho.gov/capitol.html# no mention of a plaque
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was that a Spanish American War regiment?
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Subject: [IDGENWEB] Trivia Questions: Old Capitol Building
This is for those who might know some facts about the "old Capitol
building"
in Boise. According to Hawley's 1920 History of Idaho, it states:
"In commemoration of the services of the Idaho regiment a magnificent
bronze
tablet was ordered by the state and placed at the entrance of the OLD
CAPITOL BUILDING in Boise, and thereon is engraved the names of the
thirty-four sons of Idaho who were killed in action or died in the service
..."
Do you suppose Hawley was referring to the original Capitol in Lewiston or
the current Capitol that was built in 1890 and restored? Do any one know if
this memorial tablets still exist? Where is it?
I hope this isn't too trival!
Matt
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