Dave Dorsey's map of the Sebree Canal--now known as the Farmer's Co-Op Ditch--as it stood from 1874 to 1903. Dorsey drew this map during July and August of 1980.
The territory in question during Thomas Jefferson's 1803 Louisiana Purchase is shown above. The British and Spanish government still had control of territories around the growing United States, not to mention the numerous Native American tribes who…
A rudimentary map of the Oregon Trail as it relates to Canyon Hill, the future position of the city of Caldwell, and the location of the Ward Massacre.
A rudimentary map showing the development of the Caldwell area. Of specific interest in this map is the Franklin Area (Marble Front) seen to the right of the image, by the black arrow. Numerous irrigation projects were happening in this area.
Early Idaho settlers, the Johnston Brothers, built their cabin in the settler town of Dixie Slough (19 miles from present day Caldwell). The rudimentary map seen above shows their cabin (where the black arrow is pointing) in relation to Caldwell ,…