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Lewiston Outlaws Leader Henry Plummer in Idaho Territory
Henry Plummer, famed road agent, led the Lewiston band before moving toward Virginia City. The piece recalls his influence amid early Idaho politics, the perilous journeys to Lewiston and Bannack, and the brutal crimes tied to the era as settlers faced lawlessness and the first Idaho legislature.
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Henry Plummer
Lewiston
Virginia City
F. Sanders
Bannack
Wallace
Beaverhead
William Rheem
James
Joseph) Tufts
Rheem
McConnell
Idahio
Plummer
Missouri
West
Lerisiatons
Beachy
Idaho
Montana
California
Nevada
Assembly
Hildebrandt
Orofino
Shebang
Charley Ridgely
Reeves
Ford
Ridgley
Florence
Jack Cleveland
San Francisco
Vigilance Committee
Conklin