▁Jay ce es ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁ins ulating ▁the ▁cross ▁from ▁legal ▁attack . ▁The ▁sale ▁included ▁language ▁that ▁allowed ▁the ▁Land ▁Board ▁to ▁reject ▁any ▁offers , ▁with ▁the ▁stated ▁intent ▁of ▁reject ing ▁offers ▁other ▁than ▁from ▁the ▁Jay ce es . ▁ ▁A ▁prominent ▁local ▁land mark , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁spot ▁for ▁day ▁h ik ing ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁State ▁Pen it enti ary ▁which ▁offers ▁easy ▁access ▁to ▁pan or am ic ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁Tre asure ▁Valley , ▁O wy he e ▁Mountains , ▁and ▁the ▁Bo ise ▁F ooth ills ▁themselves . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁illegal ▁fire works ▁usage ▁on ▁Table ▁Rock ▁shortly ▁after ▁mid night ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 ▁initi ated ▁a ▁ ▁Pre history ▁Table ▁Rock ▁was ▁sacred ▁to ▁the ▁Northern ▁Sh osh one , ▁who ▁used ▁the ▁high ▁plate au , ▁numerous ▁c aves , ▁and ▁nearby ▁hot ▁spr ings ▁as ▁a ▁cer emon ial ▁meeting ▁place . ▁Art ifact s ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁nearby ▁sub div isions , ▁including ▁obs id ian ▁bi - face ▁kn ives ▁of ▁varying ▁sizes ; ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁its ▁surr ound ings ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁bur ial ▁grounds . ▁ ▁To ▁this ▁date , ▁no ▁public ▁att ribution s ▁of ▁any ▁arch ae ological ▁or ▁cultural ▁importance ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁site , ▁despite ▁its ▁well - known ▁pre histor ical ▁importance . ▁ ▁The ▁Cross ▁ ▁Cont ro