The Idaho Town That Got Its Name Because No One Could Agree
Idaho has some pretty unique town names that have fascinating backstories. One 1900 northern Idaho settlement's name stuck when a group of residents gathered and resorted to looking around a home to get ideas.
Dickshooter, Shells Lick, Riddle, and Beer Bottle Crossing are some of my favorite names given to actual areas of Idaho. While there's not a lot of information available online as to the origins of these names, I'm sure whoever was responsible for coming up with these identifiers had colorful stories that inspired them.
Not the sexiest of stories, but she'll do.
When people hear the name Winchester, most automatically think of the arms company that was founded in Boston in the early nineteenth century. The name conjures up visions of war, peacekeeping, and lawlessness. Winchester rifles are some of the most widely collected and sought-after pieces of American history out there, and to come across one that's never been fired is pretty rare.
About 65 miles south of Moscow, Idaho, there's a community that was given the name Winchester one hundred and twenty-four years ago. The population has been seesawing between 300 and 400 persons for the past several decades, and it's one of those places that if you blink you'll miss it.
The story goes, that some folks gathered in a residence to attempt to name the town and couldn't come up with anything, according to cityofwinchesteridaho.com. One of the people in attendance saw that those who showed up left their Winchester rifles at the front door.
Poof! Just like that, they had themselves a name. It also shows that Idaho has had great taste in firearms dating way back to 1900. Not the sexiest of stories, but she'll do.
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