30 facts about Twin Falls Idaho (Part 2)

This is a continuation of my "30 Facts about Twin Falls" This is part 2, items 6-10

-Excavations at Wilson Butte Cave near Twin Falls in 1959 revealed evidence of human activity, including arrowheads , that rank among the oldest dated artifacts in North America.[6] Later native American tribes predominant the area included the Northern Shoshone and Bannock.

-Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 34,469 at the 2000 census; a 2006 estimate found 40,380 people.[2]

-Twin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region. As the largest city in a 100-mile radius, Twin Falls serves as a regional commercial center for both south-central Idaho and northeastern Nevada.

-Twin Falls is the principal city of the Twin Falls, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area - the state's largest (population about 91,000)- which officially includes Jerome and Twin Falls Counties. The resort community of Jackpot, Nevada, in Elko County is unofficially considered part of the greater Twin Falls area.

-The first people of European ancestry to visit the Twin Falls area are believed to be members of a group led by Wilson Price Hunt, which attempted to blaze an all-water trail westward from St. Louis, Missouri, to Astoria, Oregon, in 1811 and 1812. Hunt's expedition met with disaster when much of his expedition was destroyed and one man was killed in rapids on the Snake River known as Caldron Linn near present-day Murtaugh. Hunt and the surviving members of his expedition completed the journey to Astoria by land.

-In 1812 and 1813, Robert Stuart successfully led an overland expedition eastward from Astoria to St. Louis which passed through the Twin Falls area. Stuart's route formed the basis of what became the Oregon Trail. Some 150 years later, Robert Stuart Junior High School in Twin Falls was named in his honor.

Thats 5 more facts about Twin Falls Idaho. If I can be of assistance to you in anyway with regards to your real estate needs or questions about this area I call home, drop by my website at http://www.bryannewberry.com.

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30 facts about Twin Falls Idaho (Part 1)

Although Twin Falls has sustained a nice growth rate over the past few decades, for many it is still just a quick pit stop on their way from Salt Lake to Boise, Las Vegas to Sun Valley or even Murtaugh to Glenns Ferry. That being the case, I thought I would publish a few little know facts about Twin Falls in the hopes that the next time your through our area, you may pause and reflect on what a wonderful place it is to live.

So, here is part one of my "30 Facts about Twin Falls"

-The original townsite follows a unique design. It is laid out on northeast-to-southwest and northwest-to-southeast roads. The northwest-to-southeast roads were numbered and called avenues, while the northeast-to-southwest roads were numbered and called streets. Only two central streets, the northwest-to-southeast Main Avenue and the northeast-to-southwest Shoshone Street, were named. It is purported that the reason this was done was to allow sun to come into every room in the home at some point during the day. This system created situations where one side of a street may have an entirely different address than the other, and where the corner of "3rd and 3rd," for example, was in more than one location. In 2003 the numbered northeast-to-southwest streets were renamed to alleviate decades of confusion. Later city roads, such as Blue Lakes Boulevard, Addison Avenue and Washington Street, are laid out in standard north-south and east-west orientations.

-Twin Falls became the center of national attention in September 1974 thanks to an attempt by Evel Knievel to jump the Snake River Canyon in a specially-modified rocket cycle. Watched by millions on television, the attempt ultimately failed due to high winds and a premature deployment of Knievel's parachute. The foundation of the launch ramp, which lies on private land, can still be seen.

-Twin Falls had the first live call-in radio show in the nation. It was called "Party Line" and was hosted by L. James Koutnik on KLIX KLIX (AM)radio. The FCC attempted to time delay the program but the host, and his willing conspirator, station owner Charlie Tuma, thwarted this effort and continued to allow live callers on the air.

-Shoshone Falls is taller than Niagara Falls by about 36 feet (11 m).

-The Perrine Bridge, which spans the Snake River Canyon immediately north of the city, is one of only a handful of artificial structures worldwide where BASE jumping is legal. In September 2005 Miles Daisher of Twin Falls set a BASE jumping world record by jumping off Perrine Bridge 57 times in a 24-hour period.

That's five things you need to know about Twin Falls, (part one). I'll post more as I find them.

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