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About Cassia County Idaho |
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Mini-Cassia area including Burley, Rupert, Heyburn, Paul, Declo, Albion, Malta, and surrounding areas. Cassia County & Minidoka County. |
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Cassia County History
The area’s first permanent residents arrived in 1868 settling in Albion. Many Mormon pioneers, under the direction of Utah Territory Governor Brigham Young, arrived in the Oakley Valley a short time later. Cassia County was later founded on February 20, 1879 with Albion as the county seat. There are two stories on how Cassia County got its name. One says it was named after a French explorer named DeCassia. The other says it was named after the Cassia plant that grows along the banks of the Snake River.
In 1905, David E. Burley, a
Union Pacific Railroad passenger agent, conceived an
idea of building a city along the Snake River where
the railroad passed. Since Mr. Burley’s work
necessitated travel throughout the Midwestern United
States, he influenced many farmers to migrate to
this area.
Mr. Burley, along with. B.
Perrine, established the town “Commerce.” Its name
was later changed to Burley where the county seat
was subsequently moved in 1919 by public vote.
In the spring of 1984, because of the harsh winter and the early thaw, the Oakley Dam nearly burst. Had that taken place, it would have flooded the Oakley Valley all the way to the Snake River. The dry beds of Goose Creek, wherein lies Burley, also would have been flooded. However, it was avoided by the persistence of residents building a 30 mile canal to the Snake River in just a matter of days.
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