Fun Facts-Idaho Towns

• Arco was the first town lit by atomic energy in July 1955. The world’s first nuclear power plant, Experimental Breeder Reactor # 1 (EBR-1) is located near the town at the Idaho National Laboratory.
• Ashton held one of the first dog sled races in the United States in March 1917.
• Blackfoot is the potato capital of the world and host to the Idaho Potato Expo.
• Buhl is the rainbow trout capital of the world.
• Elk River is home to the largest tree in Idaho, the Idaho Champion Western Red Cedar tree. The tree is over 3,000 years old, has a diameter of 18 ft. and stands 177 ft. tall.
• Hagerman is the founding site and holder of the world’s oldest horse fossil. The area also produces nearly 85 percent of all commercially-grown trout sold in the United States.
• Idaho City was known as the “Queen of the Gold Camps” back during the gold strikes of the 1800’s. More gold came from Idaho City than the Klondike Rush
• Kellogg is home to the famous Crystal Gold Mine.
• Kooskia calls itself the elk capital of the world.
• Last Chance calls itself the world’s fly-fishing capital.
• Lewiston was the original territorial capital of Idaho and the area is world-renowned for its steelhead fishing. It is also home to Idaho’s only seaport, which exports millions of bushels of grain down the Snake and Columbia rivers for overseas shipments.
• Moscow is the pea and lentil capital of the world.
• Riggins and Salmon are world-renowned for their whitewater rafting.
• Twin Falls (city) was the site of Evel Knievel’s 1974 attempt to jump across the Snake River Canyon on a motorcycle. The ramp that launched him can still be seen from Perrine Bridge.
• Wallace calls itself the silver capital of the world.
• McCall was the founding site of one of the world’s largest diamonds. It was nearly 20 carats.
• Sun Valley is home to the world’s first year-round destination ski resort in North America and first-ever alpine ski lift. It is currently one of the top resort towns in the country.