Talk:Latah County, Idaho

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[edit] Latah from Chinook Jargon?

If I'm not mistaken the name of this country is the Chinook Jargon word for tooth or teeth (from Fr. le dent, les dents. Can anyone confirm this?Skookum1 21:30, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

According to the Latah County Historical Society the meaning is from two Nez Perce words.

The name, "Latah," derives from the Nez Perce words for the pine tree, La-Kah, and the word for stone pestles used in grinding camas roots, Tah-ol.

--Robbie Giles 15:38, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New template for county

Added new template box and removed superceded box. We still need a map of the county. --Robbie Giles 15:58, 25 February 2007 (UTC)