City of Moscow Latah County, Idaho
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General information on City of Moscow
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Moscow
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| City of Moscow | Official |
| Moscow | Official |
Origin Notes and History of City of Moscow
References to City of Moscow that document the origin of its place name
LATAH.—Named for the Nez Perce Indian word Latah (q.v.). The county seat is Moscow, so named when the postoffice was moved, during the 1870s, one mile west of the old site by a Russian by the name of Hogg.
Related Catalog Titles
A Bibliography for City of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho
Moscow living and learning on the Palouse by Julie R. Monroe
Published in local editions by Julie R. Monroe, Moscow: Living and Learning on the Palouse explores the unique cultural and historical evolution of this iconic north-central Idaho college town. The book chronicles Moscow's transition from a nascent pioneer settlement into the intellectual hub of the rolling Palouse hills, deeply shaped by the establishment of the University of Idaho in 1889. Through archival photographs and engaging community narratives, the text highlights the enduring interplay between agricultural grit and academic ambition. A keen insight drawn from the work is how isolated university towns create distinct cultural islands; by placing a major institution of higher learning in the middle of a vast, conservative farming economy, Moscow fostered a rare hybrid society where agrarian pragmatism and progressive intellectualism perpetually collide and shape each other.
160 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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This crested hill an illustrated history of the University of Idaho by Keith Petersen
Moscow's centennial, 1887-1987 a century smiles by Idahonian
A great good country a guide to historic Moscow and Latah County, Idaho by Lillian Woodworth Otness, Latah County Historical Society (Publisher)
Moscow at the turn of the century by Homer David
Underneath the bough collected poems of Kenneth B. Platt by Kenneth B. Platt
A collection of poems by Moscow resident and long-time Latah County Historical Society volunteer Kenneth B. Platt. It includes a section of sheet music to accompany various poems.
92 pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates, [18] pages (folded) : illustrations, music ; 22 cm
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From the forward by Simon K. Benson: “This new addition of Early History of North Idaho, but more particular the history of Latah County, Moscow (Paradise City) 1871, Troy (Huff Gulch) our first home after World War II. Some of the history first came out in a limited edition in 1903. I have republished with permission and the desire of many of the families, and chiefly as a tribute to my father-in-law Guy Senter (now deceased). “The book is a valuable reference work on early Northern Idaho and Latah County history from the explorations into the old Oregon territory, of which the counties of Northern Idaho were once a part. “This book can bring knowledge, enjoyment and memories for anyone who reads it. Books can have a wide distribution and bring joy as an ideal gift. “Perhaps everyone who ever lived in Latah County or had a parent or grandparent who did, can once again relive the nostalgic, exciting pages of the past. ‘Let’s live to give, learn, love, and remember.’” (276 pages)
276 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
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Idaho Harvester
Blog and working collection of unique materials from the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives
WEB LINKWashington, Idaho & Montana Railway Records Collection
Maps and blueprints from the Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway Records.This digital collection consists of 11 smaller blueprints and maps, the Washington, Idaho & Montana (WI&M) Railway Records collection. The items include the WI&M proposed railway tracks, standard plans for the WI&M section houses, and maps of the WI&M Railway line. Palouse, Potlatch, Freeze, Onaway, Woodfell, Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, Vassar, Avon, Deary, Jansville, Helmer, Cornell, Bovill
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Latah County
- Advent Hollow (historical)
- Aspendale
- Avon
- Blaine
- Bovard (historical)
- City of Bovill
- Buswell (historical)
- Chambers (historical)
- Cora
- Cornwall
- Crescent
- City of Deary
- Estes
- Freeze
- City of Genesee
- Hampton
- Harvard
- Helmer
- Howell
- Jamestown (historical)
- Joel
- City of Juliaetta
- City of Kendrick
- Lenville
- Lidyville (historical)
- Linden
- City of Moscow
- Mountain Home (historical)
- Nora
- City of Onaway
- Orchard Homes (historical)
- City of Potlatch
- Potlatch Junction
- Princeton
- Sherwin
- Slabtown
- Stanford
- City of Troy
- Vassar
- Viola
- Yale (historical)
- Yellow Dog (historical)
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Last updated: 2025-09-23