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in rebel states
on Proclamation. Slaves
Lincoln signs Emancipati
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free, invited to enlist in un
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ualties as
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Dec 11
What’s worse than going to Lewiston? 2,000-mi. trip home by stage,
age, boat
and horse via Portland/SanFran/Salt Lake/plains . #roadtr
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Fin d Frie nds
+1 Add Frie nd
Dec 11
What coot devil chose Lewiston to be capital?! 3 weeks in a stagecoach
and I got blisters in places I didn’t know existed. #roadtripfromhell
things went down.
In advance of a Nov. 15 fundraiser for the First
Idaho Territorial Capitol Interpretive Center (see
box below), Inland 360 retells the story through the
lens of historical fiction and modern social media.
Here’s part one.
Our feed begins in 1863 ...
ewiston was once the capital of Idaho
— before the feds stole the designation
by force. Two hundred
years later, there are still
sore feelings about the way
Story Concept by JENNIFER K. BAUER
Page design by BRIAN BEESLEY
FOR INLAND360.COM
What if social media had been around in 1864 when Boise
swindled Lewiston out of the Idaho state capital? 360
spins an imaginary social feed retelling the incendiary tale
.
Washington, D.C
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of the 1st bills intro
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Feb 3
As your legislator I vow to save N. Idaho from the Boise City Ring of
two-faced political jugglers seeking to steal our capital.
Recent
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Nov . 20 at 5:52 am
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Representatives
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March 17
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Alonzo Leland @alonzo_leland_e
new Idaho Territory. Would’ve
Lewiston’s #100gunsalute celebrates
town is actually in territory?
if
map
from
tell
can’t
but
more
done
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Alonzo Leland @alonzo_leland_e
ally is greener on the West side of the
No fooling: The grass really
River. So who’s with me?
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I am running to
for your votes Oct. 31.
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Lincoln
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WHEN:
7:30
p.m. Nov. 15
Honesty
is always the best policy
.
WHERE: Orchid Room,
Morgans’ Alley, 301 Main St.,
Washington, D.C.
Lewiston
COST: $25 single, $45 couple.
0
Tickets: available
at Rosauers 15M
FOLLOWING
until 6 p.m. Nov. 14. More infor- FOLLOWERS
mation: (208) 791-6028.
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Wil liam Wa llac e
Aug 2 at 8:47 pm
Lew isto n ID
I have
or of Idaho Territory
tion, as the first Govern
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ing.
son
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rea
me to explain my
its capital city. Suffer
ttle
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and
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populace of Lewiston
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in
that gold safely by rive
rest city to my home
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Francisco. Coincident
quotations is
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on
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men
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n Territory.
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unnecessary.
Lew isto n, Ida ho’ s
Cap ita l Cit y
Nov . 27 at 4:52 pm
Pleased to offer friend Wil
liam
H. Wallace as first Gov. of
24m
Territory
May 1862
Ma
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Happening now: U.S. adds new Territo
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Ida
Montana, reducing size of
Age, Lewiston’s finest
Pick up your free copy of #TheGolden
ntiles in the region.
news source, at all respectable merca
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Lew isto n ID
Greetings! As you kno
w, legislators are sta
rting to arrive in Lew
the session beginning
iston for
Dec. 9. We really nee
d volunteers this wee
help spruce up town.
kend to
Here’s the jobs that MU
ST get done THIS WE
1. Move boulders from
EKEND:
streets
2. Tear down abando
ned tent frames left beh
ind by miners
3. Finish the faux colu
mns on front of the Cap
itol building at Third
and C streets
4. Finish adding the woo
d roof to the Luna Hou
se
DIRECT MESSAGES
Abraham Lincoln @Il
linoisRailSplitter
M ar ie tt aD up on
t, M A Sp ri ng st ee
n,
he nf re de ri ca , ill
in oi sR ai lS pl itt
er
he nf re dr ic a yo
u rawk, pops!
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sted like
The sourmash tasted
Had a wild time in Oro Fino last night!
were with me!
apricot nectar and the #gamblinggods
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Nov 14
Will the dandy
Caleb Lyon take the
side of Lewiston?
Part 2 of this saga
will be continued
in next week’s
edition of 360 ...
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