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Although dairy plays a significant role in the economy, Idaho is most known for its potatoes. Idaho is the number one producer of potatoes in the nation and contributes to 32% of the country's production. [1] Idaho has nearly 25,000 farms and ranches spread over 11.8 million acres [1] of land that produces more than 185 different commodities ...
A historic market at the Alpowa Summit Rest Area commemorates this event. [2] A stage road connecting Walla Walla in the west with Lewiston in the east was established in 1862. Initial settlement of the Alpowa Summit area was constrained to livestock grazing until 1870, when farmers growing grain began to work the fertile prairie land ...
The Port of Lewiston is Idaho's only seaport, and is the farthest inland port linked to the Pacific Ocean. The Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport serves the city by air. Lewiston was founded in 1861 in the wake of a gold rush which began the previous year near Pierce, northeast of Lewiston. The city was incorporated by the Washington Territorial ...
The metro is anchored by the cities of Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Washington—named after Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, [A] respectively. As of the 2010 census , the MSA had a population of 60,888 (though a July 1, 2011 estimate placed the population at 61,476), [ 1 ] making it the 4th smallest metropolitan area in the United States.
The 825,000-acre Lava Lake Ranch, 45 miles east of Hailey and bordered on the east and south by Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, hit the market in late June.
Nez Perce County NEZZ-purse; is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,090. [1] The county seat is Lewiston. [2] The county is named after the Native American Nez Perce tribe. Nez Perce County is part of the Lewiston, Idaho–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area at 115,000 acres (470 km 2) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Nez Perce County along the Snake River in southern Lewiston. [1] The WMA is cooperatively managed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Bureau of Land Management .
Lava Lake Land & Livestock is a lamb producer located between the Pioneer Mountains and Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in South Central Idaho. The ranch consists of 24,000 acres (97 km 2) of private land and over 900,000 acres (3,600 km 2) of lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Forest Service, National Park Service, and the Idaho ...