Seven Devils Mines

Historical marker location:

Cambridge, Idaho

( Marker is on State Highway 71 at milepost 2,, 10 miles west of Camp Creek Road, on the left when traveling north.)

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.