1839Government
McConnell (1839–1925), Governor of Idaho (1893–97), father-in-law of Senator William Borah
Dan Monson (born 1961), college basketball coach
James C.
1864Government
The capital of the Idaho Territory was relocated from Lewiston to Boise in December 1864.
1871History
The first permanent settlers came to the Moscow area in 1871.
1872Architecture
The abundance of camas bulbs, a favorite fodder of pigs brought by the farmers, led to naming the vicinity "Hog Heaven." When the first US post office opened in 1872, the town w...
1875Economy
By 1875, the town had a business district that was a center of commerce for the region.
1889Government
The University of Idaho was chartered in January 1889, and first opened its doors to students in October 1892.
1890Infrastructure
By 1890, the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company's rail line (later the Union Pacific) and the Northern Pacific railroad line helped boost the town's population to 2,000.
1892Education
The college that became Washington State University opened its doors in January 1892.
1896History
The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women.
1899Military
Goff (1899–1984), congressman (1947–1949), served in military in both world wars
Shay Hatten (born 1993), screenwriter and film producer
Samuel D.
1904Architecture
In 1904, the committee planned to raise funds for a new library building.
1905Culture
Moscow voters approved a permanent tax in 1905 and with successful fundraising by subscription of local residents and businesses, coupled with the Carnegie library money, the li...
1906Civil Rights
In March 1906, the Mission Style building was ready for occupancy.
1907Architecture
Beginning in 1907 the building was returned to full use as a library.
1931Architecture
The original library building (which is on the National Register of Historic Places) was expanded in 1931 and 1983.
1933Education
A park just north of the university is named for Admiral Robert Ghormley, from 1933 to 1997, it was the site of the city's outdoor swimming pool.
1936History
It houses a children's room named for Moscow native Carol Ryrie Brink, the author of 1936 Newbery Medal winner Caddie Woodlawn.
1963Government
The University of Idaho was the state's sole university for 71 years, until 1963, and its College of Law, established in 1909, was first accredited by the American Bar Associati...
1972History
Prior to the lowering to 19 in July 1972, the drinking age in Idaho was 20 for beer and 21 for liquor and wine.
1978History
Wilson (born 1978), author
Jonathan M.
1981History
The city developed a revitalization project for downtown in the early 1970s that included a major traffic revision, which was enacted in 1981.
1987Economy
Another significant change to local commerce was the increase of the state's legal drinking age to 21 in April 1987, after nearly fifteen years at age 19.
1990Education
== Arts and culture ==
The city was highlighted in a comedy special at University of Idaho by actor-comedian Yakov Smirnoff, filmed in late 1990.
1991Architecture
The first of the new couplets was completed during the summer of 1991.
1992Architecture
The new southbound couplet to Jackson Street was completed the following year in 1992 and begins north of 'C' Street.
1994Education
New Saint Andrews College opened in 1994 and moved to its present campus on Main Street in 2003.
1998Architecture
Completed in April 1998, the trail honors a Pullman businessman (and UI alumnus) who died two years earlier, following a winter highway accident in Spokane County.
2000Architecture
Completed in 2000, it is two blocks south and one block east of the 1981 divider at 8th Street.
2003History
(2003), Moscow: Living and Learning on the Palouse, Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-2425-5
== External links ==
Official website
2005History
Idle since 2005, a preservationist group saved it in 2007.
2006Culture
In 2006, the Friends of the Library celebrated a Century of Service for the organization.
2007Civil Rights
A fixture of the Moscow skyline for nearly a century, the concrete grain elevators on south Main Street were demolished in March 2007.
2008Architecture
The Latah Trail, completed in October 2008, extends from the eastern edge of Moscow bike path system to Troy, parallel to the Troy Highway (SH-8) for most of its twelve miles (1...
2010Education
=== 2010 to present ===
Moscow is known internationally as the location of Christ Church and its associated ministries: Canon Press and New Saint Andrews College, as well as Log...
2011Culture
Its newer large-diameter metal silo hosted summer theater productions in 2011.
2017Education
The school is home to the Idaho Vandals, who competed on the Division I FBS (formerly I-A) level through the 2017 season before dropping down to the FCS level in 2018.
2022Education
In the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in an off-campus rented home in Moscow by an attacker using a Ka-Bar knife.
2025History
He initially pleaded not guilty, before changing his plea to guilty in July 2025, to avoid the death penalty.