- Settled: Settled first by Joseph T. Perkin in abouit 1874, about a mile downriver from the present church
- Origin of Name: Named for the many maple trees in the area
- Original Name: The river was originally named Old Muddy by the local Shoshone Indians, who traveled through the canyon on their way to Bear Lake and Wyoming; renamed to Cub River by Brigham Young, because it feeds into the Bear River, but is not so large; the settlement was originally named St. Joseph
Historical Overview: Two streams feed the Cub River, Foster Creek and Sugar Creek; Joseph H. (Jode) Stones said Sugar Creek was named after Charlie Sweet, who died when a cliff gave way; had a gristmill, sawmill, one-room school and meeting house; agricultural, boith dry-farming and irrigated) and ranching are dominant industries, which had several small dairies for many years; a power plant was built on the river in 1906; Brigham Young had a telegraph line set up between Franklin to Paris, Idaho, running through the canyon and over the hill; Bloomington Lake, a beautiful, clear mountain lake and Deer Cliff Inn can be reached through Cab River Canyon - Location: 0.3 miles (12 minutes) south of Preston on Hwy 91, then east on Cub River Road
Source: “The Blazer Trail, Early History of Franklin County, Idaho; third edition, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, compiled by Alexis Champneys Beckstead
Mapleton, ID
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