City of Weston Franklin County, Idaho
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General information on City of Weston
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Weston
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| City of Weston | Official |
| Weston | Official |
A Selected Bibliography of City of Weston, Franklin County, Idaho
A compilation of essential readings detailing the history, geography, and culture of the region.
History of Weston, Idaho by Jay D. Schvaneveldt
Published in 2010, Jay D. Schvaneveldt’s History of Weston, Idaho chronicles the founding and evolution of one of the Gem State’s oldest permanent European-American settlements, established by Mormon pioneers in the mid-1860s. The book meticulously documents the community's early trials—ranging from harsh frontier winters and tense resource management to its strategic growth as an agricultural and freighting hub along the route to northern mining camps. Drawing on rich local lore, diaries, and genealogical records, Schvaneveldt captures the grit and resilience required to transform a rugged southeastern Idaho wilderness into a tightly knit farming community. A keen insight drawn from the text is how it illuminates the profound, everyday impact of religious and familial cohesion on frontier survival, demonstrating that tight kinship networks and shared communal values were just as vital to subduing the rural West as physical labor and infrastructure.
xvi, 702 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Non-circulating [ 1 ]
Franklin County
- Anderson
- Banida
- Cherryville
- Cleveland
- City of Clifton
- Coulam
- City of Dayton
- Egypt
- Fairview
- City of Franklin
- Glendale
- Mapleton
- Mink Creek
- Mound Valley
- Nashville
- City of Oxford
- City of Preston
- Riverdale
- Silver Star
- Thatcher
- Thorenson
- Treasureton
- City of Weston
- Whitney
- Winder
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Last updated: 2017-01-10