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In 1913, Nampans began hosting a Harvest Festival in September each year which included rodeo events. This continued for a couple dozen years until…
In 1913, Nampans began hosting a Harvest Festival in September each year which included rodeo events. This continued for a couple dozen years until…
The United States Bureau of Reclamation began working on the Deer Flat Reservoir in 1906. The project was completed in 1909. Initially, the water…
Infrastructure development in the 1920s Nampa.
Communication services with telegraph and telephone were developed early in Nampa's history. Though uncertain of the specific date, the telegraph was…
November 6, 1885, J. M. Stewart and James A. McGee (both original members of Nampa's Townsite Company) obtained water rights to build a canal for the…
"Women of Woodcraft was a female auxiliary to Woodmen of the World (WOW), which was founded in 1897 by Joseph Cullen Root.
Women of Woodcraft…
The Exchange Club of America originated in Detroit, Michigan in 1911. It is named to reflect the club's core values of Exchange of Ideas. It is based…
In the 1940s, the Countryman's Club began hosting Farm-City nights with a Farm-City Day Parade. The fed barbecues up to 5,000 people during the August…
During WWI, a number of parades were held for morale by enthusiastic Nampa people.
Turkey Day Parad held to celebrate Thanksgiving during the 1930s.
For over 100 years, Nampa had meat packing plants or meat processing plants. The meat-packing industry handles the slaughtering, processing,…
