Dayton, Idaho

Historical marker location:

942 North Westside Highway, Dayton, Idaho

( Marker is on North Westside Highway (County Highway D1) near West 900 North, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1951

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.