Newdale

History

In the early 1900s, there were only a few homes and farms scattered across the vast terrain east of Teton City. Early settlers in this area include family names such as Siddoway, Briggs, and Schwendiman. The Schwendiman family, consisting of 6 brothers and their mother, a widow, relocated from Paris Idaho to Teton Idaho in 1894. As the Schwendiman brothers grew older and married, they began to homestead and dry farm in the area east of Newdale, and obtained land in 160 acre parcels via the Homestead Acts. Part of this land includes where the City of Newdale now sits. Many families in this area would live on their farms, working from spring to fall, but would move to Teton or other nearby towns during the winter months. In 1912, a one-room rock school house was built in Bowerman, an area 2 miles east of present-day Newdale, to accommodate approximately 15 school children living in the surrounding area. The school house was also used for LDS Church meetings. Bowerman may have developed into a village, if had not been for the railroad being built in the Newdale area, which encouraged growth. The Oregon Short Line Railroad wanted to expand into this part of the country and on June 27, 1914, purchased a right of way from brothers Sam and Fred Schwendiman to lay tracks for a new branch line. The new railroad attracted people to Newdale and in 1914 the Edwin Moroni Stocks family built a house and the Leo Schofield family built a cabin. Mrs. Hansine C. Hansen, a widow, was also one of the first people to move in, and had her sons move her house from Teton, perhaps early in 1915. Burt Garner was also one of the first to build a home and move in, and he also started a grocery store. Sam and Fred Schwendiman incorporated the Newdale Investment Company for commercial purposes,…

Geography

Newdale is located one mile below the Teton Dam. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of (134.4 acres), all of it land. According to the Köppen climate classification, Newdale has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb).

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Largest nearby schools

• HENRYS FORK ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · ST ANTHONY · 603 students · 20.8:1 ratio
• SOUTH FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL
  High · ST ANTHONY · 457 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• SOUTH FREMONT JR HIGH
  Middle · ST ANTHONY · 365 students · 18.3:1 ratio
• TETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · ST ANTHONY · 122 students · 20.3:1 ratio
• PARKER-EGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · ST ANTHONY · 90 students · 15:1 ratio
• FIVE-COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
  High · ST ANTHONY · 9 students · 9:1 ratio
• JCC - ST ANTHONY
  High · ST ANTHONY