The Steamboat Idaho on Lake Coeur d'Alene

ID: 5557 ~ Source: Image courtesy of: Washington State Digital Archives

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J.C. White's prize steamboat "Idaho" landing at the docks on Lake Coeur d’Alene. This was the first ship of his short lake transportation company success.

This file appears in: J.C. White House - New Museum of North Idaho: J.C. White was a strong supporter of “keeping it local”, he helped build the city we know today.

J.C. White House - New Museum of North Idaho: J.C. White was a strong supporter of “keeping it local”, he helped build the city we know today.

By Katherine Hentges

J.C. White was an engineer who liked to party, but he was also a strong proponent of community and development. It is tough to strike the right balance, but as the history of Coeur d’Alene shows, it…