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Twin Falls County
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Twin Falls County, Idaho's 23rd county, was established on February 21, 1907, with its county seat at Twin Falls. It is named for the nearby waterfalls on the Snake River. A station line was established at Rock Creek in 1864 for the Ben Holladay Stage Line. The Twin Falls South Side project brought water to thousands of acres of arid land in 1904 and became one of the most successful of the Carey Act irrigation projects.
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County Statistics:
County seat: Twin Falls
Population: 67,935
Twin Falls County website
Borders: Cassia, Gooding, Jerome and Minidoka counties; Nevada and Utah
Interesting Facts:
Nearly 85 percent of the commercial trout sold in the U.S. is produced in the Hagerman Valley, making Buhl the "Trout Capital of the World."
Shoshone Falls, near Twin Falls, has a deeper drop than Niagara Falls. It is 212 feet, while the deepest drop at Niagara Falls is 185 feet. It is sometimes called the Niagara of the West.
Twin Falls County has been the site of some of the oldest definitely-dated artifacts in the New World. Wilson Butte Cave near Twin Falls was excavated in 1959 and was found to contain bones of bison and antelope as well as some arrowheads and other artifacts that were carbon-dated to be 14,500 years old.
Twin Falls was the site of Evel Knievel's attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon on September 8, 1974. He settled on the Snake River Canyon after several years of attempting to get permission to jump the Grand Canyon. While launching from the ramp at the edge of the canyon, Knievel's drogue parachute accidentally deployed. That caused enough drag to keep the motorcycle from making it across the canyon. Knievel survived the jump and subsequent fall into the canyon with only minor injuries.
What To See And Do :
Twin Falls Historic District: The first section of the city to be occupied was the Twin Falls Townsite. This began after the Townsite was platted and designed in 1904. By 1912, the Townsite had a business district with several substantial buildings in place. Also many homes had been constructed over the same time period and all of these were centered around the downtown core.
Historic Downtown Twin Falls is a unique association of independent and diverse businesses that provide service to a broad client base, encompassing South Central Idaho and Northeast Nevada. Historic Downtown Twin Falls also fosters strong community involvement.
Famous Twin Falls County natives and residents:
Willam Mark Felt, Sr. (1913- ) is a former FBI agent who was revealed in 2005 to be "Deep Throat," the secret source of information on Watergate for Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Felt was the second-ranking man at the FBI when he provided Woodward and Bernstein with critical leads on the story that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon. For more than thirty years, Felt denied involvement with Woodward and Bernstein. Felt was born in Twin Falls and graduated from Twin Falls High School. He also graduated from the University of Idaho.
Gary Puckett (1942- ) is a Twin Falls High School graduate, who went on to form the popular 1960s music group, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap. The group had several hits from 1967 through 1971: "Woman, Woman," "Young Girl," and "This Girl Is A Woman Now." After the group disbanded in 1971, Puckett went on to have a successful solo career and continues to perform throughout the country.
Marjorie Reynolds, born Marjorie Goodspeed, (1917-1997) was a well-known actress in the 1940s, with over 70 film appearance. Her most famous part came in the film "White Christmas" where she and Bing Crosby sang the title song in a duet. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was born in Buhl.
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(Sources include The Idaho Blue Book, 2005-2006.)