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.
October 16, 2025
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October 16, 2025 1:08 a.m.
Historic highway markers unveiled at Farragut State Park
Historic highway markers unveiled at Farragut State Park
Historian Keith Petersen has spent three and a half years of his “retirement” writing Idaho history, 100 words at a time. When he was first approached by Idaho State Historical Society Executive Director Janet Gallimore about the project, it seemed like a reasonable use of his free time.