Moscow Wedding

Moscow (pronounced Moss-co) is the county seat of Latah CountyGR6 in northern Idaho, along the Washington/Idaho border. The city is the home of the University of Idaho, the land grant institution and primary research university for the state. Eight miles to the west is Pullman and Washington State University. While the University of Idaho is the dominant employer in Moscow, the city also serves as a agricultural and commercial hub for the Palouse region. As of the 2000 census, the city has a total population of 21,291. Moscow is the birthplace of Carol Ryrie Brink and singer Josh Ritter. Along with the rest of northern Idaho, Moscow resides in the Pacific Time Zone.

Moscow is the principal city of the Moscow, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Latah County.

The first settlers came to the area in 1869 and informally named the vicinity Hog Heaven, due to the abundance of camas bulbs, a favorite fodder of pigs. When the first post office opened in 1872, the town was called Paradise Valley (Paradise Creek flows through town, westward to Pullman), but the name was changed to Moscow in 1875.