Original 1935 history book by Samuel Beal available at Museum
In 1935, Arthur Porter, former newspaper publisher, educator, and Mayor of Rexburg, printed a book authored by Samuel M. Beal entitled âThe Snake River Fork Country, A brief history of peaceful conquest in the Upper Snake River Basin.â Mr. Beal was an historian and professor at Ricks College, now BYU Idaho. His book contains chapters on the beginnings of the Upper Snake River Valley, its frontiersman, and LDS colonizers. Also, chapters on early transportation and communication, the Rexburg Stake of Zion, and social and economic developments. It includes a bibliography and an appendi...
Source: rexburgstandardjournal.com