Facts About Meridian The town was established in 1891 on the Onweiler farm north of the present site and was called Hunter. Meridian was incorporated in 1903. As of the…
Facts About Boise Boise is nicknamed The City of Trees. The statehouse in Boise is geothermally heated from underground hot springs, pumped from a source 3,000 feet underground. Boise is…
Facts About Caldwell Caldwell is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho. On January 15, 1890, the Board of Commissioners of Ada County issued a handwritten…
Facts About Eagle The city of Eagle came to be when gold was discovered there in 1862. The township was first farmed by Truman Catlin and Polete Mace. The city…
Facts About Rexburg Rexburg was originally named Ricksburg, however later on it was changed to Rexburg. The city takes its name from Ricks, the German form of which is “Rex”,…
Facts About Ammon Ammon was originally called South Iona because it was the dependent branch in the south end of the Iona, Idaho ward. On February 9, 1893, the name…
Facts About Post Falls Post Falls is named after Frederick Post, a German immigrant who constructed a lumber mill along the Spokane River in 1871 The elevation of the city…
Facts About Twin Falls Twin Falls was named after the Twin Falls of the Snake River. Twin Falls was incorporated as a city in 1904. Twin Falls is one of…
Facts About Idaho Falls Idaho Falls is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. Idaho Falls is the state’s largest city outside the Boise…