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Idaho Falls, City of Destiny is an online history of the city of Idaho Falls written by Mary Jane Fritzen.

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Idaho Falls, City of Destiny Compiled and Edited by Mary Jane Fritzen Copyright c 1991 by Bonneville County Historical Society All rights reserved The title was taken from an advertisement which appeared in the Idaho Falls Times, January 28, 1892. It reads: WESTWARD THE STAR OF EMPIRE TAKES ITS COURSE IDAHO FALLS! THE CITY OF DESTINY IS SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE BEST GRAIN BELT IN THE WEST. IN A FEW YEARS ONLY SHE HAS GROWN FROM AN INSIGNIFICANT RAILROAD STATION TO THE METROPOLIS OF IDAHO
Contributors and Acknowledgements	Chapter 12 TRANSPORTATION Railroad, Automobiles, Aviation.
Introductory Comments	Chapter 13 EARLY MEDICAL PRACTICE and HOSPITALS
Chapter 1 AGRICULTURE Potatoes, grains, sugar beets, livestock, irrigation.	Chapter 14 NATIVE AMERICANS
Chapter 2 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Banking, Chamber of Commerce, Rogers Brothers Seed.	Chapter 15 SNAKE RIVER Bridges, Greenbelt, Temple.
Chapter 3 AMUSEMENTS, ARTS and MUSIC Amusements: dancing, circus, baseball, theaters, Heise Hot Springs, War Bonnet Roundup, parades. Arts: painting, drama, dance, music, symphony, opera theatre.	Chapter 16 TOURISM and HOTELS
Chapter 4 COMMUNICATIONS Newspapers, telephone, broadcast.	Chapter 17 EARLY LAWYERS and JUDGES
Chapter 5 CELEBRATIONS Centennials and Jubilees, Pioneer Day, Intersec.	Chapter 18 WAR EFFORTS Red Cross, World War I, World War II.
Chapter 6 EARLY CHURCHES	Chapter 19 POPULATION GROWTH
Chapter 7 CITY GOVERNMENT Mayors, City Hall, Public Library; Departments of Electricity, Fire, Police, Building and Planning, Parks and Recreation, Public Works.	Chapter 20 INEL
Chapter 8 COUNTY Courthouse and FEDERAL Post Office	Appendix 1 BIBLIOGRAPHY GUIDE
Chapter 9 ASSOCIATIONS FOR IDAHO FALLS HISTORIC PRESERVATION Bonneville County Historical Society, Idaho Falls Historic Preservation Commission (Historic buildings, places, homes), Daughters of Utah Pioneers.	Appendix 2 CHRONOLOGY History of Idaho Falls
Chapter 10 SCHOOLS	Captain Boneville
Chapter 11 EARLY CLUBS AND FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS Lodges, Sportsmen's Association, American Legion and other Veterans Associations, Boy Scouts.

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