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''[[United States | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Idaho|Idaho]] > [[Butte County, Idaho|Butte County]] > Arco, Idaho'' | ||
== Quick Facts == | == Quick Facts == | ||
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=== Former name === | === Former name === | ||
=== Geographic location === | |||
== | == City Hall == | ||
Arco City | |||
190 East Grand Avenue | |||
Arco, ID 83213 | |||
(208) 527-8975 | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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=== Cemeteries === | === Cemeteries === | ||
=== Church History and Records === | === Church History and Records === | ||
==== Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ==== | ==== Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ==== | ||
==== | ==== Episcopal ==== | ||
<u>Epiphany Episcopal</u> | |||
448 Yvonne Street (PO Box 672) | |||
Arco, ID 83213-0672 | |||
(208) 527-3579 | |||
==== Presbyterian ==== | ==== Presbyterian ==== | ||
==== Roman Catholic ==== | ==== Roman Catholic ==== | ||
<u>St Ann's Catholic Church</u> | <u>St Ann's Catholic Church</u> | ||
342 Lost River Avenue | |||
Arco, ID 83213 | |||
(208) 527-3035 | |||
=== Directories === | === Directories === | ||
The [http://history.idaho.gov/library_archives.html Idaho State Archives] in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories. | |||
The [http:// | |||
=== Funeral Homes === | === Funeral Homes === | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
When the town of Arco was formed in 1901 it was known first as Root Hog. Root Hog moved its borders to place the town at the intersection of two stagecoach routes that crossed Idaho. The town leaders applied to the U.S. Post Office for the town name of "Junction" for obvious reasons.(Junction of 26/20/93)<br>With a name that common and widely used the postmaster suggested that the place be named Arco for Georg von Arco (1869-1940) of Germany who was visiting Washington, D.C. at the time. (This is not a set in stone fact and can be disputed) Georg von Arco was an inventor and a pioneer in the field of radio transmission and would become the lead engineer of Telefunken, a German company founded in 1903 that produced radio vacuum tubes. | When the town of Arco was formed in 1901 it was known first as Root Hog. Root Hog moved its borders to place the town at the intersection of two stagecoach routes that crossed Idaho. The town leaders applied to the U.S. Post Office for the town name of "Junction" for obvious reasons.(Junction of 26/20/93)<br>With a name that common and widely used the postmaster suggested that the place be named Arco for Georg von Arco (1869-1940) of Germany who was visiting Washington, D.C. at the time. (This is not a set in stone fact and can be disputed) Georg von Arco was an inventor and a pioneer in the field of radio transmission and would become the lead engineer of Telefunken, a German company founded in 1903 that produced radio vacuum tubes. | ||
Arco was the first community in the world ever to be lit by electricity generated by nuclear power. This occurred on July 17, 1955. On that date electricity generated by EBR-1 was fed over the lines serving Arco, producing approximately 2,000 kilowatts of electrical power for about 1 hour. This was done at the nearby "National Reactor Testing Station" (NRTS), which is now the Idaho National Laboratory. NRTS made further history on January 3, 1961, when the SL-1 reactor melted down, causing three deaths. It was the world's first (and the U.S.' only) fatal reactor accident. 52 nuclear reactors were built in the years following. Several thousand people are employed and this helps support the surounding cities. | Arco was the first community in the world ever to be lit by electricity generated by nuclear power. This occurred on July 17, 1955. On that date electricity generated by EBR-1 was fed over the lines serving Arco, producing approximately 2,000 kilowatts of electrical power for about 1 hour. This was done at the nearby "National Reactor Testing Station" (NRTS), which is now the Idaho National Laboratory. NRTS made further history on January 3, 1961, when the SL-1 reactor melted down, causing three deaths. It was the world's first (and the U.S.' only) fatal reactor accident. 52 nuclear reactors were built in the years following. Several thousand people are employed and this helps support the surounding cities. | ||
=== Maps === | === Maps === | ||
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===== Historical ===== | ===== Historical ===== | ||
Copies of issues of | Copies of issues of newspapers are in the collections of the [http://history.idaho.gov/library_archives.html Idaho State Archives] in Boise. | ||
=== Obituaries === | === Obituaries === | ||
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=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Cities_of_Idaho]] [[Category:Butte_County,_Idaho]]<br> | |||
Revision as of 08:50, 24 July 2010
United States > Idaho > Butte County > Arco, Idaho
Quick Facts[edit | edit source]
Former name[edit | edit source]
Geographic location[edit | edit source]
City Hall[edit | edit source]
Arco City
190 East Grand Avenue
Arco, ID 83213
(208) 527-8975
Resources[edit | edit source]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Church History and Records[edit | edit source]
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit | edit source]
Episcopal[edit | edit source]
Epiphany Episcopal
448 Yvonne Street (PO Box 672)
Arco, ID 83213-0672
(208) 527-3579
Presbyterian[edit | edit source]
Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]
St Ann's Catholic Church
342 Lost River Avenue
Arco, ID 83213
(208) 527-3035
Directories[edit | edit source]
The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories.
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
When the town of Arco was formed in 1901 it was known first as Root Hog. Root Hog moved its borders to place the town at the intersection of two stagecoach routes that crossed Idaho. The town leaders applied to the U.S. Post Office for the town name of "Junction" for obvious reasons.(Junction of 26/20/93)
With a name that common and widely used the postmaster suggested that the place be named Arco for Georg von Arco (1869-1940) of Germany who was visiting Washington, D.C. at the time. (This is not a set in stone fact and can be disputed) Georg von Arco was an inventor and a pioneer in the field of radio transmission and would become the lead engineer of Telefunken, a German company founded in 1903 that produced radio vacuum tubes.
Arco was the first community in the world ever to be lit by electricity generated by nuclear power. This occurred on July 17, 1955. On that date electricity generated by EBR-1 was fed over the lines serving Arco, producing approximately 2,000 kilowatts of electrical power for about 1 hour. This was done at the nearby "National Reactor Testing Station" (NRTS), which is now the Idaho National Laboratory. NRTS made further history on January 3, 1961, when the SL-1 reactor melted down, causing three deaths. It was the world's first (and the U.S.' only) fatal reactor accident. 52 nuclear reactors were built in the years following. Several thousand people are employed and this helps support the surounding cities.
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military History and Records[edit | edit source]
Minorities[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Current[edit | edit source]
Arco Advertiser
1463 Front St.
Arco, ID 83213
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 803
Arco, ID 83213
Ph. 208-527-3038
email - arcoadv@aol.com
Weekly
Historical[edit | edit source]
Copies of issues of newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.