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ID Finalist | National Geographic Bee 2012


welcome to Moscow Idaho hi my name is
matthew Miller and I’m from Moscow Idaho
not pronounce Moscow you might be
wondering if if Moscow got his name from
Moscow Russia answer to that question is
most likely you know a strange but true
fact is that the town was originally
named hog heaven after the settlers
noticed how much their figs enjoyed
eating the cabbage bulbs they grew in
the area surprisingly though not
everyone liked the name hog heaven so
the postmaster was given the task of
choosing a name for the town he chose
the Moscow possibly after the town of
Moscow Pennsylvania where he was born
Moscow is located in the lower part of
Idaho’s Panhandle several several yards
from the Idaho Washington border this
part of the Palouse region of the United
States it has many hills of farmland
where we and lentils are grown this is
Moscow City Hall it was both in 1910 as
close office
here I don’t people
put me in charge of here for a person
should
busco is at home the University of Idaho
which was founded in 1889 i’m sitting in
front of the administration building i
am standing in presidential grove on the
administration building lon where trees
have been planted by ferris people who
have visited the University including
Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft
and Eleanor Roosevelt this tree was
planted by theodore roosevelt this is a
cool place for people who like geography
the map room of the University Library
my hair geography fact is the capital of
slovenia because i like to say louisanna
i am standing front of the university’s
lionel hampton school of music if you
were in town in February you might want
to check out the idol huntin
International Jazz Festival the
university hosts this festival every
year with thousands of elementary
through college students participating
and professional artists from the u.s.
in several other countries performing it
was named for jazz musician Lionel
Hampton in 1985 after he attended the
year before and was impressed enough to
pledge to support
this is makan ranch in museum William J
McConnell has been a businessman and
politician serving as governor provide
hope for 1893 to 1897 this house was
built for him in 1886 after having
several owners the house was given to
the count in 1966 the rooms are
decorated to show different periods in
the houses history even though it would
be interesting to be a governor like
William McConnell if I could trade what
places with any famous explorer or world
leader I choose pedro álvares cabral
specialist for brazil and i find resile
interesting
this is Moscow public library my family
and I come here a lot the main building
was finished in 1906 it was one of the
last Carnegie libraries built this is a
room inside the library named after
Carol robbery brink who was born and
raised in Moscow she grew up to be an
author winning newbery medal in 1936 for
both caddie woodlawn when I’m an adult I
went to Venice war with National
Geographic because I would get to see
all sorts of wildlife and historic ruins
this is my school Jay Russell Elementary
there has been a school on this site
since 1884 the building we have now is
built in 1926 and hence our data to and
remodeled in the years since I think
Russell is the best school ever my
favorite study tip is to study with a
partner because if you disagree on
something you will go to greater depth
about it so it’ll be easier over every
size is a horse
the American Appaloosas were heard by
the next first people in this area and
these white horses that their name from
those
in the area from cold
horses which he later
I really not
ancient Mayan ruins this area has
several small mountains the highest of
which Moscow mountain has an elevation
of just under 5,000 feet
I’m running on Moscow is paradise path
but walking and biking trail that is
connected to the ville Chapman police
trail on one end and the late Azrael on
the other if you wanted to you could
ride on the trails from Pullman
Washington Detroit Idaho for a total
distance of twenty two vials thanks for
visiting Moscow
you
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