Washington County
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is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,198. The county seat and largest city is Weiser, with over half of the county's population. Wikipedia
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Johnson, Walter
Inducted: 2010 Category: Sports Bio: Walter Johnson nicknamed "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball pitcher for 21 years. He was discovered in Weiser, Idaho, where Johnson was spotted by a talent scout playing for a Weiser based team and signed his contract for the Major League's Washington Senators in 1907 at the age of nineteen. |