Wardboro, ID

    Wardboro, ID

    • Settled: 1865- by Mormon settlers led by Charles C. Rich
    • Original Name: Preston, after founder Thomas Preston, but post office would not accept it- there was already a “Preston” in nearby Franklin county
    • Origin of Name: After many names were proposed, early resident, Oscar Dalrymple named it after Wardboro, NJ
    • Well Known History: Trader Peg-Leg Smith built the first building in Bear River Valley on the Oregon Trail near Wardboro in1850
    • Notable Features: LDS church, cemetery; once had general store, school, post office
    • Location: 6 miles south of Montpelier, west off Hwy 30
    • No population estimates for this unincorporated Bear Lake Valley rural community

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