South Idaho

Some years ago, a 72 year old farmer from the town of La Grande, Oregon, was elevated to national status when he called for parts of Oregon and Washington to join Idaho.  His reasoning was that the urban cities of both states controlled all the seats of power.  Wherein, small rural communities like La Grande had little to no voice in the State Legislature or Congress.  The story carried for a few weeks then faded.   Media coverage may have faded, but (NR) picked up the mantel and designed a map that encompassed several Oregon counties and all of central and southern Idaho.  The northern counties of Idaho were not included, but can be found on a (NR) map titled (Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho – Cross Border map section).  Between the two maps, the farmer’s wishes were fulfilled!   If the rural parts of Washington and Oregon were to ever break away and align with Idaho, the South Idaho map is a guide worth noting.