Milner, ID

    Milner, ID

    • Settled: Milner Dam was built 1903-1905 and town established then
    • Original Name: The Cedars and Cedars, after the cedar trees that grew there
    • Origin of Name: Named for Stanley B. Milner, a major financial backer of Magic Valley irrigation projects
    • Known for: Milner Dam, an early irrigation project opened the western Magic Valley to agriculture, leading to settlement in Twin Falls and other settlements in that area; during construction of the dam, over 1,500 people lived there, many in tents; located near Caldron Linn, site of the first recorded death of a white man in Idaho as John Jacob Astor’s party traveled through the area on their way to Oregon in 1811
    • Notable Features: Cemetery, post office
    • Location: 12.2 miles (19 minutes) west of Burley on Hwy 30, then on W. Milner Road
    • No population figures available for this unincorporated rural community

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