A. McKay Rich’s Montpelier: The Central City of Bear Lake Valley chronicles the commercial, railroad, and industrial transformation of eastern Bear Lake County. The text documents the 1864 settlement of "Clover Creek" by pioneer homesteaders and its rapid economic reorientation following the 1882 arrival of the Oregon Short Line Railroad. Rich examines Montpelier’s development into a major divisional railway terminal, tracing how engine roundhouses, freight yards, and commercial business blocks reshaped the valley's pastoral economy. The volume details the 1896 Butch Cassidy bank robbery, phosphate mining ventures along the mountain benches, and the civic expansion that established Montpelier as the primary trade and transportation hub connecting Georgetown, Bennington, and Dingle.

Bennington (Idaho), British Columbia, Dingle (Idaho), Frontier and pioneer life Idaho Montpelier, Georgetown (Idaho), History, Local history, Montpelier (Idaho) History, Oregon Short Line Railroad Company History, Railroad towns Idaho History

Published by the Bear Lake County Historical Society. Includes index.

Published by the Bear Lake County Historical Society. Includes index.