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Twin Falls History
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Twin Falls has a strong sense of history. Shoshonian
people settled in the region thousands of years
ago, and during the mid-19th century, the area
was heavily traveled by pioneers moving west on
the Oregon Trail. Traces of the emigrant's route
may still be seen near Twin Falls.
Twin Falls itself was founded in 1904 to serve
settlers arriving to take part in a new irrigation
project spurred by the Carey Act, which encouraged
pioneers to stake claims on 160-acre tracts at
$25 an acre. Money made through the land sales
was used to build canals to carry water from Milner
Dam, constructed in 1905. Twin Falls was named
the seat of newly created Twin Falls County in
1907.
The irrigation project turned once-barren land
into one of the nation's most productive farming
regions, and when crops started springing up where
once only sagebrush grew, the area became known
as "the Magic Valley." The Perrine Bridge,
completed in 1927 across the Snake River Canyon,
was the highest cantilever bridge for its length
in the world at the time, (It was replaced by
the present span, the highest in Idaho, in 1976.)
The Snake River Canyon is also noted as the site
of Shoshone Falls, which -- at 212 feet tall --
is 25 feet higher than Niagara Falls. (The smaller
but still pretty "Twin Falls" for which
the city was named are located a mile or so upriver).
Twin Falls' airport opened in 1948, followed by
the town's first shopping center, the Lynwood,
in 1957. The College of Southern Idaho began holding
classes at Twin Falls High School in 1965, moving
to its own campus three years later.
Twin Falls is still an important agricultural
center, with six of the city's 10 largest employers
involved in processing food. Yet in recent years,
Twin Falls has also evolved into the major retail
and services hub for south-central Idaho and north-eastern
Nevada. Twin Falls is enjoying a period of growth
and prosperity spurred by new and relocating businesses
and people seeking a better way of life, but it
has succeeded in retaining a small-town friendliness
long prized by residents and visitors alike.
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