Historic highway markers unveiled at Farragut State Park
A new historic marker for Farragut State Park was unveiled Wednesday at the park visitor center. From left, left of sign, Cheryl O'Brien, Idaho State Historical Society board member, Dan Everhart with ISHS, Keith Petersen, retired ISHS, Jeremy Chase with the Idaho Department of Commerce, and Janet Gallimore with ISHS. Right of the sign, from left, are an Idaho Transportation Department employee, Marc Munch, Megan Jahns and Heather McDaniel, also all with ITD.
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Keith Petersen speaks about developing updated historic markers for North Idaho.
Idaho State Historical Society, Idaho Transportation Department and Visit Idaho teamed up to create new markers with QR codes with additional information at hundreds of historic markers across North Idaho.
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Idaho State Historical Society Executive Director Janet Gallimore shares how new historic markers will be placed around North Idaho.
Idaho Transportation Department and Idaho State Historical Society partnered to update all highway markers with new historical research and signage and Visit Idaho developed QR codes to be placed at each location.
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ATHOL — Historian Keith Petersen has spent three and a half years of his “retirement” writing Idaho history, 100 words at a time.
When he was approached by Idaho State Historical Society Executive Director Janet Gallimore about a project, it seemed like a reasonable use of his free time.
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