Author: Paul Menser
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439649618
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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In 1864, a stage line driver named Matt Taylor and two associates decided Black Rock Canyon was the place for a toll bridge to handle traffic to and from Montana. The following year, their bridge opened and a town called Eagle Rock took shape. With the coming of the railroad, trains brought everyone from saloon keeper Dick Chamberlain to temperance crusader Rebecca Mitchell. To project a more genteel air, Eagle Rock became Idaho Falls in 1891. Joseph Clark, the first mayor, and newspaper publisher William Wheeler were just two of the people who helped pave the streets and turn on the lights. After assiduous wooing by boosters such as Bill Holden, D.V. Groberg, and E.F. McDermott, the Atomic Energy Commission in 1949 chose Idaho Falls for the headquarters of its National Reactor Testing Station. Today, Idaho Falls is a vital trading and service center with two hospitals, a professional baseball team, symphony orchestra, and world-class museum. It is also the hometown of some remarkable people who have gone out in the world to make names for themselves.
Author: John A. Basile
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439647607
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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With roots as deep as the earliest years of the American colonies, Yarmouth has a long and colorful history that is still being written. When Stephen Hopkins built his home with permission from the court of Plymouth Colony, Yarmouth was already home to native peoples. Bounded on its north and south sides by the Atlantic Ocean, it is no surprise that ship captains, salt makers, and merchants are part of the towns early history. Later, artists, writers, and educators also became part of the scene. The artist Edward Gorey chose Yarmouth for his home, as did astronaut Daniel Burbank. Jazzman Lou Colombo and town administrator Robert Lawton have also made their marks on the community. Yarmouths distinct neighborhoods are a source of pride, and historic preservation is a prime concern to many. The towns annual October gathering is called the Seaside Festival, to let one and all know that the people of Yarmouth are very much aware of their connection to the Atlantic.
Author: William Hathaway
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738569727
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Author: Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce (Idaho)
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Category : Idaho Falls (Idaho)
Languages : en
Pages : 6
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Author: Mikko Harvey
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1912963027
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 37
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Mikko Harvey is the author of "Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit" (House of Anansi Press, 2018). He recently received the 2017 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award, as well as fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. He currently lives in New York City, where he serves as the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation Editorial Fellow at Poets & Writers Magazine. Jake Bauer serves as poetry editor for The Journal. His poems have recently appeared in DIAGRAM, Threepenny Review, The Bennington Review, and RHINO, among others. He lives in Philadelphia.
Author: Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce (Idaho)
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Category : Idaho Falls (Idaho)
Languages : en
Pages : 7
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Author: Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce (Idaho)
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Category : Idaho Falls (Idaho)
Languages : en
Pages : 5
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Author: Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce (Idaho)
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Category : Idaho Falls (Idaho)
Languages : en
Pages : 6
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Category : Idaho Falls (Idaho)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Author: William Hathaway
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738548707
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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Taylor's Crossing began as a wooden toll bridge over a narrow spot on the Snake River for travelers along the Old Montana Trail. By 1883, it was known as Eagle Rock, a dusty outpost for railroad workers, bullwhackers, and miners. "We can not claim an orderly town," the newspaper reported. "The reckless firing of firearms at all hours of the day and night is a nuisance that should be stopped." When the railroad pulled out its shops, the town almost died. Following statehood and another name change, Idaho Falls transformed itself into an agricultural center and outfitting point for visitors to Yellowstone Park. In 1949, the Atomic Energy Commission arrived, and the nearby desert became a training ground for the nuclear navy, the test site for a new "inherently safe" boiling-water reactor design and the location of the world's first fatal nuclear accident.
