Idaho Territory

Territory of Idaho
Organized incorporated territory of the United States
1863–1890
Coat of arms of the Idaho Territory (1863–1866)
Capital	Lewiston (1863–1866) Boise (1866–1890)
Government
• Type	Organized incorporated territory
Governor
• First	William H. Wallace
• Last	George L. Shoup
History
• Split from Dakota, Nebraska, and Washington territories	March 3, 1863
• Montana Territory split off & land ceded to Dakota Territory	May 28, 1864
• Wyoming Territory formed	July 25, 1868
• Statehood	July 3, 1890
Preceded by Succeeded by Washington Territory Dakota Territory Montana Territory Dakota Territory Wyoming Territory Idaho

The Territory of Idaho was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1863,^[1] until July 3, 1890, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as Idaho.