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“Farmers founded the community in the early 1900s believing federal irrigation projects would improve crop yields and hoping a railroad line would pass this way”

Analyzed on 2026-09-19T03:42:51+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-19

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Farmers founded the community in the early 1900s, with the correct belief that federal irrigation projects would improve crop yields on the high desert between the Owyhee and Blue Mountains, and the mistaken hope that a railroad line connecting Montana and California would pass this way.

Extracted from: A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“Farmers founded the community in the early 1900s, with the correct belief that federal irrigation projects would improve crop yields on the high desert between the Owyhee and Blue Mountains, and the mistaken hope that a railroad line connecting Montana and California would pass this way.”

A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho

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Metadata

Claim ID CLM-02399F87
Slug farmers-founded-the-community-in-the-early-1900s-believing-f-02399f87
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 215 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
History Agriculture