Idaho - Fifty Years of Statehood - Idaho, USA
N 42° 12.819 W 111° 02.836
12T E 496098 N 4673499
An historical marker along Highway 30, at the border of Idaho and Wyoming, commemorating the 50 years of Idaho statehood.
Waymark Code: WMDTKQ
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2012
Views: 6
This Golden Anniversary Monument located on the North side of U.S. Highway 30 just off U.S. Highway 89. It is near Border, Wyoming, about 12 miles north of Cokeville, Wyoming.
This monument was built in 1940 to commemorate fifty years of statehood for both Wyoming and Idaho. In March 1940, Idaho Governor Bottolfsen suggested a joint Golden Anniversary celebration at the border between Wyoming and Idaho. Wyoming Governor Nels H. Smith conferred with the Historical Landmark Commission, and plans were made to jointly erect a monument.
The monument itself reads:
IDAHO
50 YEARS OF STATEHOOD
1940
ADMITTED
JULY 3, 1890
DEDICATED BY THE
50 YEARS OF STATEHOOD COMMITTEE
Marker Name: Idaho - Fifty Years of Statehood
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
IDAHO
50 YEARS OF STATEHOOD
1940
ADMITTED
JULY 3, 1890
DEDICATED BY THE
50 YEARS OF STATEHOOD COMMITTEE
County: Bear Lake
City: 22 miles southeast of Montpelier
Date Dedicated: 1/1/1940
Group Responsible for Placement: 50 Years of Statehood Committee
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/MM/Index.aspx
Marker Number: Not listed
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