"Our Road Was Very Steep..."

Historical marker location:

5000 East Lake Forest Drive, Boise, Idaho

( Marker can be reached from East Lake Forest Drive near South Kelton Place, on the right when traveling west.)

Idaho was part of the Oregon Territory before it became a separate territory in 1863, and then a state in 1890. At the time, Idaho's borders were much larger than they are now, including parts of Wyoming and Montana.