Tyhee Bannock County, Idaho
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Tyhee: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
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General information on Tyhee
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Tyhee
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Tyhee | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Tyhee
References to Tyhee that document the origin of its place name
TYHEE, Bannock County.—This place was named for a Bannack chief. To the Indian the horse was a marvel, and when it was first used by him speedily changed his mode of life. In its many uses the horse was so much swifter than himself that he called it "Tee-hee," meaning "like a deer," and it was regarded among the sacred and charmed things. So when a chief of the Bannack tribe, during the 1820s, in the many battles in which he engaged and in which it appeared that he was invulnerable to lead, his existence was likewise regarded by the Indian as a charmed life, and in recognition of his swiftness in escaping the flying leaden bullets, he was called by them "Tee-hee," meaning "The Horse." As this name has been used by successive chiefs, it has been corrupted into "Ti-hee" and "Ty-hee." The Blackfeet Indians, learning of this charmed life, directed one of their marksmen to load his gun with a piece of buffalo horn instead of the leaden bullet. This he did and fired it, during a battle on Goddin River (q. v.), into Chief Te-hee, killing him on the spot. Captain Bonneville relates this death in Chapter XV, and comments upon the chief's character. This chief's grandson, having been born under charmed auspices which had reference to the old chief's death, was named "Buffalo Horn" (q. v.).
Bannock County
- City of Arimo
- Blackrock
- Cambridge
- City of Chubbuck
- Dempsey (historical)
- Downata Hot Springs
- City of Downey
- Hawkins
- City of Inkom
- City of Lava Hot Springs
- Marsh Valley
- City of McCammon
- City of Pocatello
- Portneuf
- Red Rock Junction
- Robin
- Swan Lake
- Swanlake
- Topaz (historical)
- Tyhee
- Virginia
- Zenda
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2016-12-23