Suggested Dates for Timeline Early Settlement

This is a list of dates you might want on your timeline. Our class might want to add or subtract from this list.

1803 - 5 Lewis and Clark’s journey

1837 --Henry Spalding at Lapwai

1841 --First overland migration to Oregon

1855—Mormons at Ft. Lemhi

1858 -- Mormons driven out

1860 -- Franklin - First permanent settlement Homestead Act

1863 -- Idaho becomes a territory Wheat planted on Camas prairie

1860’s -- Farmers and ranchers sell food to miners Herds of cattle brought in

1874 -- Utah Northern railroad built into Franklin

1883 -- Oregon Short Line completed across Idaho Northern Pacific completed across Idaho

1886-87 -- Hard winter kills thousands of cattle

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