Much like the Nile River, the Snake River in Idaho is the vital cog in the development of the state. Mountains dominate the state and the river becomes the partner in the agricultural industry since it irrigates over a million hectares of farmlands, and the valleys in turn produce more that 35% of the entire nation's potato requirement.
Idaho also supplies the majority of antimony that the nation needs, while it ranks second overall in silver mining.
As the Snake River cascades through Hells Canyon at an elevation of around 2,408 meters high, it powers hydroelectric turbines along the way to supply the energy need of the state, a picture perfect setting for environmentalists since it does not use fossil fuels and does not harm the ecology.
And, probably due to the absence of pollutants in the air, tourists and visitors alike pour into Sun Valley resort during holidays and converge at the Craters of the Moon National Monument to experience first hand what it is to be like in an atmosphere of eerie cindery desolation.
Since 1899, the people of Idaho had expressed allegiance to only one flag, the one first used during the Spanish-American War, and officially adopted on March 12, 1907, but had undergone slight modifications in 1957.
The
State Flag of Idaho had the state seal at the center of a blue field, and the words "State of Idaho" appear in gold letters over a red and gold band just below the seal. The seal depicts a miner and a woman that signifies equality, liberty and justice, and included are some of the state's natural resources; mines, forests; farmland, and its wildlife.
by:
The Flagman
