Idaho Territory
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The Territory of Idaho was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed for over 27 years, from March 3, 1863, until July 3, 1890, when the final extent of the territory was a
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Seal of the Idaho Territory, 1863–1866
Old Penitentiary's entrance
Montana Territory
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The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted as the 41st state in the Union as the
Idaho Territory
…and Reconstruction was a distant concern to those in the comparatively stable Idaho Territory, a situation which encouraged settlement. In 1864, the Montana Territory was organized from the northeastern section of the territory east of the Bitterroot Range. Most of the southeastern area of the territory was made part…
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