Moreland Settlement
Moreland, Bingham County, Idaho, was carved
out of flat, sagebrush-covered land inhabited by
snakes and jackrabbits. It received his name from
a remark made by an apostle of The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While
visiting the area he stood on the seat of the buggy in which he
was riding and said, “This is more land and here we’ll make
a settlement.”
Names of the first settlers included John England, Thomas and
Alexander Clement, Hans P. and Christian J. Christiansen, Josiah
Hatch, Herbert Brown, Timothy Miller, John Munson, and Josiah
Draper. These settlers immigrated from Egnland and
the Scandinavian countries. Soon others followed,
some from settlements in Utah.
On November 17, 1894, Herbert Brown and John England
plowed the first furrow for the People’s Canal, bring water
from the Snake River. Hyrum Grimmett was the first postmaster,
and the post office was located in his home. On March 17, 1896,
the Moreland Ward was organized with Hans P. Christiansen as
bishop. In the fall of 1893 Josiah Draper built the first log house.
The first meeting house, built in 1896, was also used for school
with Hyrum Grimmett as the teacher.
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