Saturday January 03, 2009
12-30-2008 CRAPO, SIMPSON CALL ON NRC TO APPROVE AREVA FACILITY
Washington, DC – Senator Mike Crapo and Congressman Mike Simpson are urging the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to grant swift approval...(More)
12-15-2008 CRAPO ANNOUNCES IDAHO 2009 MILITARY ACADEMY NOMINATIONS
Washington, DC – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo announced his nominations of 33 Idaho students to military service academies, for the freshman class...(More)
12-12-2008 CRAPO GOES TO BAT FOR IDAHO COMPANIES
Washington, DC – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo joined 13 of his colleagues in the U.S. Senate today in urging the U.S. Customs and Border Protection...(More)
Owyhee Initiative
Links and information on the Owyhee Initiative.
111th Congress Preview
Mike outlines some of his legislative priorities for the 111th Congress.
Visiting DC?
Find out about popular government buildings and monuments you can visit on your trip.
ESRA
Check out Senator Crapo's Endangered Species Recovery Act, which provides incentives to private property owners for conservation.
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Butte County
More About Butte County |
Butte County, Idaho's 38th county, was established on February 6, 1917, with its county seat at Arco. It was named for the buttes that rise from the Snake River plain and served as landmarks to trappers and pioneers who traveled through the area. The first white men in the region were thought to be Donald MacKenzie and his Northwest Fur Company trappers in 1818.
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County statistics:
County Seat: Arco
Population: 2,838
Borders: Bingham, Blaine, Clark, Custer, Jefferson and Lemhi counties
Interesting Facts:
The first nuclear power plant in the world is located at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), near Arco. In July of 1955, Acro was the first city ever to be lit by atomic energy.
The engineering prototype of the first nuclear submarine, the Nautilus, was built and test in the Idaho desert on the Snake River Plan near Acro in 1953.
Craters of the Moon National Monument contains nearly 40 separate lava flows; some of those flows were formed as recently as 250 years ago. The site was used as a training ground for early astronauts.
What To See And Do
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a vast ocean of lava flows with scattered islands of cinder cones and sagebrush. It was one of the first areas in the National Park System to be designated as a federal wilderness area. The oddly-scenic landscape was once considered as a location for a movie needing a "moonscape." A 7-mile loop road runs through the area; it is driveable by automobile in the summer, and becomes a winter snow trail during that season. An on-site Visitor Center can assist with information and exhibits.
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(Sources include The Idaho Blue Book, 2005-2006.)