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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…
Founded Ponderosa Paints and, 1946, also Nampa Paint and Glass.
S.B. Shellabarger established Nampa's first funeral chapel in 1907. April 8, 1911, F.K. Robinson bought the Funeral Chapel from Shellabarger, naming…
Bon Ton Bakery was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bauman.
Herman Brandt settled in Nampa in 1900 and his brother John came in 1906. Their families have continued to be active in Nampa community affairs.
Charles Flahiff photographed here in his office at Flahiff Plumbing and Heating. The photo was taken by correspondents of The Plumber's Trade…
Colvins owned Electric Bakery
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…
The Deal family arrived in Nampa in September of 1908.
Colonel W. H. Dewey, a promoter and wealthy mining man from Silver City, built a railroad line, the Boise, Nampa, and Owyhee Railroad, from Nampa to…
Owned by Edmond (Ed) Huntley.
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…
Frank Kibler talks about his childhood in Nampa in the early 1900’s, including when the 1909 fire destroyed his father’s cigar store. He also…
Fred G. Meyer originally opened Fred Meyer's in Portland, Oregon in 1908, and spread throughout the Pacific Northwest.
The company began…
Gordan McDonald describes how Nampa grew and changed throughout his lifetime, detailing various landmarks such as the Dewey Palace and the Interurban…