Lower Boise Marker

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Notus in Canyon County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Lower Boise

By Rebecca Maxwell, August 28, 2009

1. Lower Boise Marker

Inscription. Confederate refugees from Missouri started farming in this area in 1863 and 1864, when gold and silver mining camps created a great demand for flour and cattle.

Driven out from their Missouri River homes below Kansas City by extremely bitter Civil War border warfare, they got a new start by digging riverside canals and planting crops. They helped make Idaho an overwhelming southern Democratic territory from 1864 to 1880. Settlements from Caldwell to Notus were known as Dixie, and those farther west were Lower Boise.

Erected by Idaho Historical Society. (Marker Number 361.)

Location. 43° 43.472′ N, 116° 47.956′ W. Marker is in Notus, Idaho, in Canyon County. Marker is on U.S. 20/26 just east of Notus Road, on the left when traveling west. Click for map. This marker is located on the main road, U.S. Highway 20/26, that travels west from Caldwell, Idaho to Notus and Parma. Marker is in this post office area: Notus ID 83656, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Emigrant Crossing (approx. 6.1 miles away); Old Fort Boise (approx. 7.7 miles away); Marie Dorion (approx. 7.7 miles away); The College of Idaho (approx. 7.8 miles away); Hostility Erupts Into Violence (approx. 10.1 miles away); Peaceful Trading Turns Hostile (approx. 10.1 miles away); Violence is Avenged (approx. 10.1 miles away); To the Memory of the Pioneers (approx. 10.1 miles away).

By Rebecca Maxwell, August 28, 2009

2. Lower Boise Marker

View of marker across U.S. Highway 20/26 from the town of Notus.

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 28, 2009, by Rebecca Maxwell of Boise, Idaho. This page has been viewed 815 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2009, by Rebecca Maxwell of Boise, Idaho. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.