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In 1883, the Oregon Short Line Railway, a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad, extended its tracks through what would become Canyon County,…
The First McKeen Motor Car #1 or U.P. #1, was the only McKeen Car to have a single two axle truck, the only one to have a wood body, and was the…
As the name suggests, railyard freight houses were built to hold goods shipped by train and were designed to aid the transfer of merchandise unloading…
Coal was the primary fuel for steam locomotives. The coal was burned in a firebox, heating water in the boiler to create steam; steam drove the…
Late 1883, Oregon Short Line was completed to Kuna, Idaho Territory, 15 miles by stage line from Boise.
September 17, 1883, Oregon Short Line began…
The Pacific Fruit Express Company (PFE) was incorporated in 1906 and began operations the following year. A joint project of the Edward H.…
This Nampa History Video was created from the library's digitized historic photos collection to show during the Nampa Public Library's Grand Opening,…
Library Square is the Nampa City Block bordered by 11th Ave South, 2nd Street South, 12th Ave South and 3rd Street South is downtown Nampa.
In…
Dr. H. Orton Wiley, the first president of Northwest Nazarene College envisioned a nursing school. This vision became the Samaritan Hospital and…
Ira Hamilton married Martha Jane Belcher, March 17, 1884, in Meeker, Colorado. They lived in Washington for a time. In 1907, they lived on Deer Flat…
From the 1890s through the 1940s, Nampa people either volunteered or enlisted to support the United States' wartime conflicts: The Spanish American…
In early years, various photographers found places to take photos from heights or afar, catching images of larger segments of Nampa.
The majority of the photos in the Nampa Historic Photo Exhibit (here) were compiled in 1984-85. Northwest Nazarene College was the name of that…
A variety of street views during Nampa's early years.