Bonneville County
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Bonneville County was established February 7, 1911, from the north and east
parts of Bingham county. It was named in honor of Captain B. L. E. Bonneville,
of the U. S. Army, who explored the Snake River area in the 1830s.
A
settlement began at the site of the Eagle Rock ferry on the Snake River in 1864,
this settlement was renamed Idaho Falls in 1891. Idaho Falls is the County Seat.
Bonneville County covers 1,897 square miles. More than half the county is in
the Targhee and Caribou National Forests. The Gray's Lake National Wildlife
Refuge is in Bonneville County. Major industries include farming and the Idaho
National Engineering Laboratory under the direction of The U.S. Department of
Energy.
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