Newport was given its name in 1890 because it was selected as a landing site for the first steamboat on the Pend Oreille River.
Kalispel is thought to mean "camas people", referring to the roots that provided their primary food.
The Salmo River is a tributary of the Pend d'Oreille River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Streams have cut deep drainages into both ridges, which flow into Idaho's Priest River on the east and Sullivan Creek and the Salmo River into the Pend Oreille River on the west.
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