Category: Historic People
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Ford, “Tennessee” Ernie; Tennessee in Southern Idaho- An Unexpected Encounter
Montpelier has always been a baseball town. Discussions about religion or politics are often less heated than those involving the latest pennant race or an… Read More
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Wilson, Elijah Nicolas (Nick;) The White Indian Boy
Nick Wilson (1842–1915,) lived an exciting, adventurous, life. Raised in Utah on the western frontier, this Mormon boy ran away from his home to live… Read More
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Butch Cassidy Statue at Heritage Park
At exactly 3:13 pm on Thursday, August 13, 1896, Butch Cassidy and his infamous gang of outlaws robbed the Bank of Montpelier in downtown Montpelier.… Read More
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Wright, Amos Russell; Mormon Frontiersman
Born Jan 12, 1840 to Jonathan C. and Rebecca Wheeler Wright in Nauvoo, Illinois, Amos Russell Wright lived an adventurous and colorful life. Raised as… Read More
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Smith, Thomas “Peg-Leg”: Early Settler
Born on October 10, 1801, in Crab Orchard, Kentucky, Thomas Lane “Peg-Leg” Smith was one of the most colorful characters in the early 1800s. He… Read More