Arbon Valley Mines
Arbon Valley Mines While riding my dirt bike on the Onion a few years ago, I stumbled across a trail that made switch backs up the mountain, and led to quite a few old,…
THE ARBON VALLEY HISTORICAL ARCHIVEOne valley.
One valley.
Generations
of stories.
The families who settled here. The places they called home. The everyday moments that became our history.
Discover our history ↗EST. BY THE PEOPLE WHO REMEMBERARBON VALLEY, IDAHO
Our past is a collection of lives.
13 FAMILY HISTORIES5 VALLEY AREAS408 COMMUNITY STORIESBEGIN EXPLORINGThe people. The place.
The people. The place.
The memories.
Follow a family name, revisit a familiar place, or spend a little time with a story you haven’t heard.
01 / THE PEOPLE↗
Homesteading families
Family accounts, photographs, and the generations that followed.
02 / THE PLACE↗
Places in the valley
Arbon, Buist, Crystal, Pauline and West Fork, and Summit.
03 / THE MEMORIES↗
A community in words
Every original blog post, from local observations to cherished remembrances.
ROOTED HEREBehind every name,
Behind every name,
a story.
Explore the homesteading families whose lives are woven into the valley.
PAGES FROM OUR PAST
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Remembering Arbon
Some know me though likely most don't, but I grew up in Arbon from 1951 through 1973. Our home was on the Knox Canyon Road where the beautiful log home now sits. My…
Winter of 1948-49 Hits Hard In Arbon
Winter of 1948-49 Hits Hard In Arbon An article that appeared in the 1999 Power County Press by Nelda Williams, added online by Hank Fitch T he winter of 1948-49 began…
The Forgotten Cemetery
Forgotten Cemetery O n Memorial Day 2010, one small purple iris was all that was paying tribute to past loved ones in this forgotten cemetery in Arbon. The flower, much…
History lives in the
details we remember.
Explore the school photographs, personal recollections, and original sources that keep Arbon Valley’s story close.
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