Near Lowman in Boise County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Emma Edwards

Photographed by Rebecca Maxwell, September 20, 2009

1. Emma Edwards Marker

Inscription.
A talented artist, Emma Edwards went to work in 1890 to to design Idaho's state seal when she was only 18 years old.

Although her father had moved to California after serving as governor of Missouri (1844 to 1848), Emma preferred to spend much of her time in Idaho. After her marriage to John C. Green, a Boise Basin miner, they took up a land claim along Emma Creek and Green Creek in 1906 and lived here for many summers. Her seal design designated Syringa, which blooms on these hills, as Idaho's State Flower.

Erected by Idaho Historical Society. (Marker Number 442.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Idaho State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 44° 4.311′ N, 115° 31.876′ W. Marker is near Lowman, Idaho, in Boise County. It is on State Highway 21 at milepost 77, 0.6 miles east of Kirkham Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lowman ID 83637, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on the Snake River Plain

and in Greater Boise.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Community in Trouble (approx. 3.3 miles away); Life in a Fire Camp (approx. 3.3 miles away); Lowman (approx. 4 miles away); It Happened One Summer (approx. 5½ miles away).

Emma Edwards Marker Along Hwy 21 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rebecca Maxwell, September 20, 2009

2. Emma Edwards Marker Along Hwy 21

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2009, by Rebecca Maxwell of Boise, Idaho. This page has been viewed 3,799 times since then and 155 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2009, by Rebecca Maxwell of Boise, Idaho. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.