Caldron Linn

Historical marker location:

Murtaugh, Idaho

( Marker is on U.S. 30 at milepost 234,, 0.2 miles west of E 3500 N, on the right when traveling east.)

Idaho's name is derived from the Native American word "Ee-da-ho" which means "Gem of the Mountains." This name was suggested by a local lobbyist named George M. Willing, and it was officially adopted as the state's name in 1863.