Idaho Falls is the largest city in the Eastern state of Idaho in the United States. Besides this plain label, the city of Idaho Falls just like any other place has a unique history behind it; its origins and its own revolutionary process which made it in to the city that it is today. In the very early centuries (as the USA city link, http://www.cvworld.net/area/ifhistory.htm documents) east central Idaho was inhabited by Indian tribes, the Northern Paiute and the Shoshone-Bannock tribes to be specific. After these Indian settlements, explorers Lewis and Clarke on their grand hike made their way across Idaho in the 1800’s. Their discoveries which they later attested all over about the areas fertility and potential led to it attracting new-comers who invested in this richness in forms such as trade.
As this revolutionary step went on, settlements began to emerge and the very first permanent one was Fort Hall which was a mere 30 miles to the south of the now Idaho Falls. It was set up as a primary trading point in the year 1834. The coming of the traders and trappers alike in the area was later followed by missionaries now setting in who had the aim of changing the Indians’ religious ways in to Christianity. As Christianity spread all over the region, religious ceremonies were held which saw to the religions evolution. Idaho Falls was continually being used as a path way by settlers passing via the area and it wasn’t until the year 1860 when the mushrooming of other settlements started due to the discovery of gold which consequently led to more settlers coming in to exploit the new found richness. This consequently led to a rise in demand of goods and services and as a result towns developed. These towns were to a large extent used as business centers for gold to be traded at.
The Snake River that was flowing across the region was proving to be a problem and in the year 1864, a ferry was made to assist settlers in crossing the long 9 miles to the North, the current Idaho Falls. Later on in the same year, J.M Taylor constructed a toll bridge going across the same river which was called the Taylor Bridge. However as years went on, the originally discovered gold started to die out and this led to some settlers moving out of the region while the remaining ones turned the deserted dry land in to a land which yielded large farm output through irrigation. This stepping stone still lives on until now and the land in Idaho Falls still outputs majority of the state’s agricultural yields including grains, potatoes and tomatoes among others.
Nowadays the city of Idaho Falls is a region which has thrived in terms of rich education for children, vast recreational facilities, homes, shopping centers and not to mention a seat of the local government. It’s where we opened our second shop, and excellent place for residents and tourist to get a massage in Idaho Falls The culture is well preserved and the Bonneville Museum via its exhibitions, gives the residents a reminder of the long historical background that Idaho Falls has gone through to be where it is today.