Every successful town has certain advantages to ensure its ongoing viability.Transportation, businesses, a residential core, and services for its citizens are a few essentials.Middleton in 2023 certainly has these. A state highway runs through the town, businesses lineour main street, many neighborhoods offer inviting places to live, and a variety of banks,insurance agencies, and agricultural … Continue reading A New Look at Old Middleton – National Register of Historic Places
New Look at Old Middleton
A New Look at Old Middleton – Middleton Library
Towns grow and change; buildings are transitioned to new purposes; residents come and go; and City leaders with foresight and persistence pave the way for these changes. When Middleton began, it was agricultural, with fields, orchards, cattle, and related businesses that developed to process and market these farm products. This is the story of two … Continue reading A New Look at Old Middleton – Middleton Library
Foote Family History in Middleton, Idaho
This month, we are remembering another Middleton woman, Becky Foote O’Meara, who unfortunately lived a much shorter life, due to cancer, but who also had a significant impact on preserving Middleton’s history. Becky not only helped to preserve Middleton’s history, but her family IS also Middleton’s history. Her great-grandfather was the first Mayor of a … Continue reading Foote Family History in Middleton, Idaho
NEW LOOK AT OLD MIDDLETON – Old Canyon County Schools
As this valley was settled, pioneer families worked together to create schools for their children. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, the area around Middleton was dotted with small, individual school districts. Last month we talked about Canyon School on Highway 44. This month, we are remembering another small district nearby. Two miles south … Continue reading NEW LOOK AT OLD MIDDLETON – Old Canyon County Schools
A New Look at Old Middleton – Canyon School
As you drive west on Highway 44 out of Middleton, you have probably noticed a small green building at the corner of Canyon Lane, about two miles west of town. You may have thought, “That looks like an old school building,” and you would be right. In the days when students walked or rode horses … Continue reading A New Look at Old Middleton – Canyon School
A New Look at Old Middleton – Barns
It's about time that we do another New Look at Old Middleton, wouldn't you say? Barns were once the centerpiece of farming operations, and one of the first structures to be completed on a new farm. They served as livestock shelter, feed and equipment storage, and a place to service and repair farm machinery. Today … Continue reading A New Look at Old Middleton – Barns
Submit a New Look at Old Middleton Story!
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A New Look at Old Middleton – Flour Power
A new look at old Middleton!One hundred years before “flower power” became a rallying call for America’s youth, Middleton had its own brand of “flour power”. In 1871, two Middleton entrepreneurs built a flour mill to grind wheat into flour and transport it to market by wagon. These men, James Stephenson and J. C. Isaacs, … Continue reading A New Look at Old Middleton – Flour Power
A New Look at Old Middleton! Preserving Local History
The picture provided is of the Chaney house, on the east side of N. Dewey, around 1910. Thriving towns are made up of newcomers and long-time residents; one searching for a place to grow roots, the other sustaining the roots planted by their forebears. In the last year, Middleton has said hello to many new … Continue reading A New Look at Old Middleton! Preserving Local History
A New Look At Old Middleton!
Mass transit in Middleton? Yes, in 1907! An electric trolley, the “Interurban”, ran from Boise to Caldwell through Middleton and Star along what is now Highway 44. In 1909 tracks were laid from Boise along Ustick Road to Nampa. Finally, in 1911 a line was completed between Caldwell and Nampa completing a loop, popular for … Continue reading A New Look At Old Middleton!
Historical Society of Middleton, Idaho 