City of Council Adams County, Idaho
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- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Council
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| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| City of Council | Official |
| Council | Official |
Origin Notes and History of City of Council
References to City of Council that document the origin of its place name
COUNCIL, Adams County.—This town is built near a butte in the center of a valley in which Indians gathered for council. The valley was near the line dividing the territory of the Shahaptans (q.v.) and the Shoshonis (q.v.). Any matter affecting the Indian's welfare had to be talked over in council. No important undertaking was entered upon without deliberation in a solemn council at which the pipe was smoked. Whatever was agreed to thereat was held most sacred. Propositions of peace and treaty terms were considered, and when agreed to were held inviolate. History proves that of the hundreds of treaties made by the United States with the Indian tribes, the Government was almost invariably the first to break them. The Indian word for council means "talk circle," as it was a circle formed by Indians seated upon the ground. The pipe was passed from left to right and the stem pointed to the force of nature which it was desired to propitiate; if to the earth, that it may hold them good and strong; if to the four winds, that no harshness may blow against them as troubles or distress; if to the sun, that they may have light to see their way clearly and to guide them, etc., etc.—HANDBOOK of American Indians.
Adams County
- Alpine
- Bacon
- Bear
- Beer Bottle Crossing
- City of Council
- Cuprum
- Devils Ladder
- Evergreen
- Fruitvale
- Glendale
- Goodrich
- Helena
- Hillsdale (historical)
- Hoover
- Indian Valley
- Landore
- Meadows
- Mesa
- City of New Meadows
- Pine Ridge
- Pinehurst
- Rankin Mill
- Rubicon
- Starkey
- Stevens
- Tamarack
- Wildhorse
- Woodland
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2017-01-08