Welcome to Flag Steward's 'Be a Stud Citizen'
Half-Staff Alerts & Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying daily Civics info & US History memos)
for Saturday, July 3, 2021
Half-Staff Alerts & Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying daily Civics info & US History memos)
for Saturday, July 3, 2021
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, at half-staff today?
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Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... celebrates Idaho's statehood ...
Happy Birthday, Idaho!
... celebrates Idaho's statehood ...
Happy Birthday, Idaho!
[ Note: State facts are spaced out so you can quiz yourself while scrolling down ;) ]
State Initials:
ID
ID admitted to the Union (Statehood):
July 3, 1890
(43rd state to join USA)
Capital of ID:
Boise
ID Population Total and Rank:
1,839,106
(38th most populated state)
ID Size Rank:
14th largest state
ID
ID admitted to the Union (Statehood):
July 3, 1890
(43rd state to join USA)
Capital of ID:
Boise
ID Population Total and Rank:
1,839,106
(38th most populated state)
ID Size Rank:
14th largest state
[ map image credit: TUBS on Wikimedia / licence: CC BY SA 3.0 ]
How did ID get its name?:
Historians can't conclude where ID got its name, but the most common belief is that George Willing suggested the name in the early 1860s. He said it comes from the Shoshone (Native Americans in that area) word for "the sun comes from the mountains."
Nickname of ID:
... No it's not the Potato State, it's the ...
Gem State
Historians can't conclude where ID got its name, but the most common belief is that George Willing suggested the name in the early 1860s. He said it comes from the Shoshone (Native Americans in that area) word for "the sun comes from the mountains."
Nickname of ID:
... No it's not the Potato State, it's the ...
Gem State
[ State Capitol building of Idaho = pic by JSquish w/ CC3 license via wikipedia ]
Notable ID Landmarks and Historic Sites:
1) Bear River Massacre Historical Site
- is the site of one of worst and largest massacres of Native Americans, the Shoshone tribe. On January 29th of 1863, Union Army infantry from California attacked and killed an estimated 384 Shoshone. Numerous plaques and memorials line the site and give details about the "slaughter" of Shoshone tribe members. The gruesome attack didn't get much attention because it happened in the middle of the Civil War.
1) Bear River Massacre Historical Site
- is the site of one of worst and largest massacres of Native Americans, the Shoshone tribe. On January 29th of 1863, Union Army infantry from California attacked and killed an estimated 384 Shoshone. Numerous plaques and memorials line the site and give details about the "slaughter" of Shoshone tribe members. The gruesome attack didn't get much attention because it happened in the middle of the Civil War.
[ public domain image of Bear River Massacre site ]
2) Wallace
- is an old mining and logging town in which nearly every building is a historic landmark
[ 1956 postcard pic of Wallace = public domain image ]
3) Sacajawea Educational Center
- is in the town of Salmon and relays all you want to know about the Lewis and Clark Expedition happenings in Idaho, including the birth of Sacagawea. Sacagawea is famous for joining the Lewis & Clark Expedition in North Dakota and traveling thousands of miles with the group while she provided insights and peaceful introductions to Native Americans they encountered along the way.
[ Sacagawea with Lewis and Clark = public domain image ]
Did you know this about Idaho?:
Called the potato state by most. Idaho grows about 1/3 of all the potatoes eaten by Americans
Hells Canyon drops 7,900 feet down. That's deeper than the Grand Canyon.
It's State Capitol building is the only one heated using a renewable energy source - geothermal water (warm water from 3,000 feet down heats the building)
Called the potato state by most. Idaho grows about 1/3 of all the potatoes eaten by Americans
Hells Canyon drops 7,900 feet down. That's deeper than the Grand Canyon.
It's State Capitol building is the only one heated using a renewable energy source - geothermal water (warm water from 3,000 feet down heats the building)
Today's Fun from Our Flag
... enjoys Idaho's sights ...
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, please unite and recite the Pledge.
Thanks for participating in today's U.S. Flag tribute.
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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