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Car Customizer Boyd Coddington ... "King of the Hot Rods" [otd 8/28]
Boyd Coddington. Sons of Boyd web site.Boyd Leon Coddington, the famous car customizer known as the “King of the Hot Rods,” was born August 28, 1944 in Rupert, Idaho. Like many boys in the Fifties,...
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"Uncle" John Hailey: Miner, Stage Line Pioneer, Stockman, Public Servant, and...
John Hailey. Library of Congress.John Hailey – Idaho stockman, miner, stage line operator, politician, and historian – was born August 29, 1835 in Smith County, Tennessee, 30-40 miles east of...
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Miners Lack Water But Prospectors Still Hopeful, Politicians Meet
August 29, 1863 was a busy news day in the Upper County. The Oregonian of that date reported on the Beaverhead region: “Miners in that district are doing as well as could be expected under the...
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Idaho Cattle Baron and Nevada Governor John Sparks [otd 8/30]
Idaho-Nevada cattleman and later Nevada Governor John Sparks was born August 30, 1843 in Winston County, Mississippi, 60-80 miles northeast of Jackson. The Sparks family became moderately wealthy by...
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Ray Hunt: Legendary Trainer of Horses (and Riders) [otd 8/31]
Tribute photo. Richard Beal’s Blog.Renowned horse trainer Ray Hunt was born August 31, 1929 in Paul, Idaho (about 4 miles north of Burley). A few years later, the family moved to Mountain Home. A child...
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Tarzan Creator, and Idaho Cowboy, Edgar Rice Burroughs [otd 9/1]
Edgar Rice Burroughs,successful writer.Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan and many imaginative worlds, was born September 1, 1875 in Chicago. Edgar tried many jobs, in...
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Mining Investor and Twin Falls Area Developer Harry Hollister [otd 9/2]
Harry Hollister. H. T. French photo.Central Idaho developer Harry L. Hollister was born September 2, 1859 in Rockton, Illinois, about seventy miles northwest of Chicago. He showed an early talent for...
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Emigrant Elizabeth Porter on the Oregon Trail [otd 9/3]
On Saturday, September 3, 1864, Oregon-bound pioneer Elizabeth (Lee) Porter wrote in her diary, “Morning: 12 head of cattle gone, found 5 head. Hunted all day for the rest but found no cattle....
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Prediction: Emigration to Western Regions Will Soon Create New States
On September 3, 1863, the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado published an overview of what it saw as some key aspects of westward migration. The article said, “The tide of emigration setting...
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Dentist, Rancher, Banker and Oakley Mayor John Lowe [otd 9/4]
Mayor Lowe. H. T. French photo.Dentist and Oakley Mayor John O. Lowe was born September 4, 1877 in Willard, Utah, 10-12 miles north of Ogden. Soon, the family moved to Cassia County, Idaho. In fact,...
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Astorian Fur Trade Party Led by Robert Stuart at American Falls [otd 9/5]
On September 5, 1812, fur trader Robert Stuart wrote in his journal, “The whole body of the stream is here scarcely 60 feet wide, but immediately above expands to the breadth of half a mile, with...
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Opening Day for Boise Junior College, Precursor to Boise State University...
On September 6, 1932, Boise Junior College greeted its first students, 41 men and 37 women. BJC can actually trace its roots back to 1892, when the Episcopal church started St. Margaret's School. For...
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Lewiston State Normal School President George Knepper [otd 9/7]
President Knepper. J. H. Hawley photo.Lewiston State Normal School President George E. Knepper was born September 7, 1849 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 40-60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Later...
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Daredevil Cyclist Evel Knievel Attempts Snake River Canyon Jump [otd 9/8]
On Sunday, September 8, 1974, motorcycle stunt rider Robert Craig (Evel) Knievel launched his jet-powered “Skycycle” across the Snake River canyon at a spot near Twin Falls, Idaho. Idaho was Evel’s...
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Indians Attack Utter Wagon Train, Survivors Resort to Cannibalism [otd 9/9]
On September 9, 1860, a wagon train rumbled along the Oregon Trail, leaving its campsite on the western side of Castle Creek (about 30 miles west of today’s Mountain Home, Idaho). Most of the emigrants...
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Army Tries to Over-Awe Indians, Potential for Irrigated Agriculture Overlooked
On September 9, 1863, a correspondent sent off a long letter from “Camas Prairie, I. T.” that was later published in The Oregonian and in the San Francisco Evening Bulletin. He wrote, “We left Fort...
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Fur Trader David Thompson Builds Kullyspell House [otd 9/10]
David Thompson, artist’s rendering.New World Encyclopedia.On September 10, 1809, fur trader and geographer David Thompson selected a spot on Idaho’s Lake Pend Oreille to build a trading post for the...
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Caldwell Banker, Newspaperman, and Developer Albert Steunenberg [otd 9/11]
A. K. Steunenberg.J. H. Hawley photo.Newspaperman and banker Albert Keppel Steunenberg was born September 11, 1863 in Knoxville, Iowa, about twenty-five miles southeast of Des Moines. After high...
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Idaho Medical Association Hold Its First Organizational Meeting [otd 9/12]
On Tuesday, September 12, 1893, a number of Idaho physicians arrived in Boise City from all over Idaho. They had assembled to organize a state professional medical association. One historian has...
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Boise Residents Officially Celebrate the Arrival of Train Service [otd 9/13]
On September 13, 1887, crowds gathered at the rough plank structure that served as the Idaho Central Railway depot. They came to celebrate the recently-completed branch line that connected Boise City...
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