Editing Payette, Idaho (section)

==History==
The settlement was originally named "Boomerang," a construction camp for the [[Oregon Short Line]] from 1882 to 1884 at the mouth of the [[Payette River]]. Logs were floated down the river to the sawmills at the camp to produce [[railroad tie]]s. After completion of the railroad, the settlement moved upstream to its present site and incorporated in 1891 as "Payette," to honor [[François Payette]], a [[French-Canadian]] [[Fur trade|fur trapper]] and one of the first white men to explore the area. He arrived had in present-day Idaho from [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]] and was later the head of the [[Fort Boise#Old Fort Boise (1834-54)|Fort Boise]] [[trading post]] for the [[Great Britain|British]] [[Hudson's Bay Company]] from 1835 to 1844.  A large merry man, Payette was highly regarded for his helpful assistance to the many travelers who came through the fort.  Following his retirement in 1844, he returned to [[Montreal]], after which the rest of his life is a mystery.<ref>"Idaho for the Curious", by Cort Conley, ©1982, {{ISBN|0-9603566-3-0}}, p.549-550</ref>

[[Payette County, Idaho|Payette County]] was created in 1917, partitioned from [[Canyon County, Idaho|Canyon County]], and the city of Payette became the county seat.