Another Snake River town almost suffered a similar water-logged fate if not for its residents' willingness to relocate. A ...

thriving in the early 1800s. With its strategic location, it grew quickly, a testament to early American resilience and ambition. Yet, repeated flooding plagued the town, leading to the eventual ...

Most farms were geared toward production for the family, but the rapid growth in population and the expansion of the frontier opened up large numbers of new farms. The number of farms, in fact, grew ...