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Fred G. Meyer originally opened Fred Meyer's in Portland, Oregon in 1908, and spread throughout the Pacific Northwest.

The company began…

The Nampa Department Store was a new business in 1909, and was known as Falk's Nampa D. The store changed names several times over the years as:…

Owned by Edmond (Ed) Huntley.

S.B. Shellabarger established Nampa's first funeral chapel in 1907. April 8, 1911, F.K. Robinson bought the Funeral Chapel from Shellabarger, naming…

In 1889, Antone Hinkey built the Commercial Hotel, Nampa's first hotel.

The hotel had 30 furnished rooms, and was located across from the Oregon…

On the afternoon of July 3, 1909, an unknown man entered Arnold's Cigar Store (located on Front Street, across from the Nampa Depot.) The shop had…

Bon Ton Bakery was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bauman.

Louis describes many Nampa buildings and city developments, and discusses his involvement with the Chamber of Commerce, the Nampa Industrial…

Gordan McDonald describes how Nampa grew and changed throughout his lifetime, detailing various landmarks such as the Dewey Palace and the Interurban…

Stable or Livery were business where horse owners paid a fee to keep their horses boarded.

Ernest arrived in Nampa by train in 1915 and purchased land in the Deer Flat area for farming. His wife Luzean and baby daughter, Alta arrived shortly…

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