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Did you know?
In 1860 Mormon pioneers from Salt
Lake City moved northward to the
present-day community of Franklin,
just north of the Utah-Idaho border.
The settlers lived in their wagons
the first summer, and built ditches,
roads and houses after the crops
was planted. They harvested 33 bushels
of potatoes that year and a few
onions. Sixteen years later those
farmers and their neighbors in Utah
shipped more than 2.5 million pounds
of potatoes to mining camps as far
away as California.
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Eagle
The little city, tucked away between the Boise
River on the south and the Eagle Hills to the
north, long has been one of the addresses in
Boise Valley.
What's the attraction? It begins with a downtown
with an attitude. Built upon the cornerstone
of Orville Jackson's famous store, downtown
Eagle has encouraged and preserved an Old West
flavor. From board shingles to old-time street
lamps, it looks as if it just stepped out of
a history book.
The geography helps, too. The Boise River flows
through beautiful green meadows, and the Eagle
Hills stand guard over the valley as well as
serving as a gateway to magnificent flora and
fauna. The expanse of land allows for homes
on larger lots - country estates, if you will.
And although the city limits of Garden City
and Boise edge closer and closer with each passing
year, Eagle still is considered "the country".
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