Arco Era Shaped By Railroads And Desert Dreams
A historical overview traces Arco’s rise from a river bend stage stop to a railroad town, and details Lost River valley events from 1879 through early 1900s including Horn Silver discoveries, Carey Act schemes, and dry farming booms that laid groundwork for the Atomic City era. The story notes shifts in towns like Eva and Powells, and marks September milestones in rail service and land entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arco
Bow
Isaac Smith
Post Office Department
Count Arco
Austria
United States
Post Office
Smith
Wood River Valley
Blackfoot
Utah
Lost River
Frank Martin
Martin
Hailey
Eva
Minnesota
Lost River Valley
Cliff City
Alder City
Gem
Houston
Carbonate
Moore
Darlington
Leslie
Mackay
Big Lost River Irrigation, Co
Mackey
Atomic Site
Powell
McCallum
Idaho Country
Idaho
United States Navy
Atomic energy frontier reshapes Arco Idaho landscape
A historian notes how the Big Lost River irrigation project and atomic energy plans transform Arco Idaho. The open land attracts midwest settlers and a grand land draw, with officials promising state backing amid a long history of frontier growth, boom towns, and later hopes for a lasting boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Nebraska
Iowa
Arco
Powell
M. I. Church
State Land Board
Bob Landon
Idaho
Mr. Church
Antone Godin
Nathaniel Wyeth
Benjamin L. E. Bonneville
Brigham Young
Fountain Head
Big Butte
Middle
East Buttes
Birch Creek
Idaho Reactor Projects Set to Cost 35 Million
Federal officials testified before the House appropriations committee that about 35 million will be spent on two existing atomic reactors at the Idaho works over the next two to three years. The naval reactor will cost roughly 10 million and the materials testing furnace about 25 million. Construction time for each reactor is estimated at two to three years with total Idaho expenditures spreading over several years.
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C. A. Bottolfsen
Arco
Washington, D. C
Arco Desert
Idaho
Lil d
Barnes
Utah
Air- Mexico
Washington
Iowa
Oregon
Californanois
Pennsylaa
Atomic Energy
House Appropriations Committee
Idaho Works
Atomic Energy Commission
Naval
House Committee
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
Schenectady
Navy
Veterans deserve readjustment not handouts says AVC official
Joseph C. Clarety Jr national vice chairman AVC opposes pensions for aged veterans arguing the country owes veterans a chance to return to civilian life rather than financial handouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joesph C. Clarety, Jr
AVC
Atom Is Help In Heart Surgery
Atomic scientists at the University of Chicago Institute of Radiology and Biophysics developed a tiny radioactive device less than half an inch long to insert into the beating heart to locate defects. Chicago is among three schools in a $12 million peacetime basic research program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Chicago
Institute of Radiology and Biophysics
Truman’s mood may shift focus to spur on growth
Rep. Clarence Brown of Ohio warns that a deepening low mood could push national debate from controlling production to expanding employment and industrial output. The comment frames a shift in economic policy discussions amid wartime scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Brown
Ohio
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Arco - Northwest
New Atomic City
Atomic Area
Tabes
Cerro Grande
Arco’s First Hotel
Great North
Paul
The
Irrigation Company
Clinton-Hurtt Co
Era
Martin Creek
GEM OF the Mountains
Atom
General Electric
Hamilton Beach
Sunbeam Coffee
Sunbea
Westinghouse
Toastmaster
Ele Coles
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