New Book Captures the History of an Idaho Town
Preston is the newest addition to Arcadia Publishing's popular Images of America series and is set to release on April 6, 2015. The book, by journalist Necia P. Seamons, uses striking images to recount the history of this small town in Idaho.
- Pocatello, ID (1888PressRelease) March 17, 2015 - Known first as Worm Creek after a stream winding through dry bluffs, Preston, Idaho, blossomed as its first residents harnessed life-giving waters from surrounding mountains. The first homesteaders, who arrived in 1866, hauled lots of water, often wondering if their efforts to tame Mother Nature would ever pay off.
On his way to Bear Lake, Brigham Young, colonizer of the West and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had his driver stop near the present business district of Preston. Placing his cane to the ground, he said, "There will be a great city built here." Today, Preston is a pretty great place.
Necia Seamons is a "shutter-bug bitten by the history bug." She is a founding member of the non-profit foundation, The Oneida Stake Academy Foundation, created to restore and use the historic and beautiful 122-year-old Oneida Stake Academy building in Preston, Idaho. The foundation is working toward using the notable building as a community center and museum of local history.
Seamons writes grants, handles public relations, and plans community events in her role as board member at the foundation. She moved to Preston two decades ago to be the editor-in-chief of the Preston Citizen. Today she continues to write for the paper as well as teaches as a substitute for the Preston School District.
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