ID SCR104

Recognizes Clearwater County's 100th anniversary on February 27, 2011, following its establishment on February 27, 1911, under House Bill No. 2 of the Idaho Legislature.

Documents the county's historical significance, including gold discovery by E.D. Pierce in 1860, Lewis and Clark's 1805 expedition through the area, and Pierce City as Idaho's oldest mining town and first courthouse location.

Identifies Clearwater County's four incorporated cities: Orofino (population 3,247, county seat), Pierce (population 617), Weippe (population 416), and Elk River (population 156).

Highlights the county's geographic features including 2,488 square miles of area ranking it as Idaho's 10th largest county, the 800,000-acre Clearwater National Forest, Dworshak Dam and Reservoir, and several rivers and tributaries.

Notes Clearwater County's cultural assets including five museums (Clearwater Historical Museum, J. Howard Bradbury Memorial Logging Museum, Idaho Weippe Discovery Center, Hilltop Heritage Museum, and Elk River Museum) and plans for year-long centennial celebrations throughout 2011.