Homesteading & Land Clearing
Title
Homesteading & Land Clearing
Subject
Frontier and pioneer life -- Idaho
Sagebrush
Sagebrush
Description
When Nampa was first settled in the mid-1880s, the land was mostly covered by sagebrush, which had to be cleared for building houses and farming.
Sagebrush was regularly used a firewood in the early years which supplied the woodburning stoves in the pioneers' homes.
Sagebrush was regularly used a firewood in the early years which supplied the woodburning stoves in the pioneers' homes.
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Citation
“Homesteading & Land Clearing,” Nampa Public Library, accessed September 6, 2026, https://nampalibrary.omeka.net/items/show/880.
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