MERIDIAN
Thomason, Frank / Ambrose Peterson, Polly![MERIDIAN](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/206/20661752/CHSBZCOP0320661752.jpg)
Eight miles west of Idaho's capital city, Boise, the first settlers in what became Meridian found only arid land, sagebrush, and jackrabbits. The lone tree in the area was another 8 miles west in what became Nampa. Originally called Hunter, after a railroad superintendent, Meridian was initially a railway postal drop where workers tossed and hooked mailbags as the train passed through before the arrival of passenger service. By 1893, residents...