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Carl Martin was born in Nampa on October 28, 1902 to S. H. & Calista Redmon Martin. Carl's father worked briefly for the Nampa, Boise, Owyhee (NBO)…

Jacob and Polly Miller moved to Nampa in 1899. Jacob died in 1900, thus Polly ran the farm with her three eldest sons.

The Mackays moved to Nampa in 1930. They owned and operated Poor Boy Markets and lockers, where they cut and for people throughout Southwest Idaho.

Larry Maloney was Chief of Police for 20 years and was reportedly known for his kindness. Attorney Frank Kibler is quoted as saying that "Nampa…

Dr. Thomas E. Mangum, Sr. and Rachel Sellman Mangum first moved to Nampa in 1918 where Dr. Thomas Mangum helped establish the Samaritan Hospital in…

In 1890, Robert and wife Victoria moved with their family when Robert was hired as head on the newly established University of Idaho botany…

Founder of the Bank of Nampa in 1901. Fred Mock was reportedly a member of the various organizations and a very active member of the Nampa community.

Sherman and Edith Clark started Clark Orchards south of Nampa in the 1930s.

As of 1985, five generations of the Morris family and been in the cleaning business in the Treasure Valley.

Dr. Joseph H. (J. H.) Murray came to Nampa in 1890 as one of Nampa's earliest physicians. He lived to be 102 years old.

In the early 1900s, Wiley Henderson Oliver started a farm near Melba and began to grow popcorn. After World War I, he and his wife Lydia Catherine…

As of 1985, Gracie (Bowers) Pfost was the only Idaho woman to have been elected to the U.S. Congress.
As a teenager and young woman, she worked at…

Perry Elmer Pilcher married Ada Blanche Beery at Cambridge, Idaho in 1910 where they farmed for several years. In 1920, they sold their farm and moved…

Leonard Kyle Rapp came from Lincoln, Nebraska to Nampa with his family in March, 1920. Leonard was in construction most of his life and was appointed…

Ridenbaugh inherited the Morris Ditch in 1877. Water reached Nampa in Ridenbaugh Ditch in 1892.

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