Liberty is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, about 6.75 miles (10.86 km) north–northeast of Paris along U.S. Route 30;[1]
Liberty, Idaho | |
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  Liberty Location within the state of Idaho  Liberty Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°23′28″N 111°19′15″W / 42.39111°N 111.32083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Bear Lake |
| Elevation | 5,987 ft (1,825 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 384597[1] |
History
editThe community was first settled by settlers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under the overall leadership of Charles C. Rich in 1864.[2]
Liberty's population was 80 in 1909,[3] and was 60 in 1960.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Liberty
- ^ Leonard J. Arrington. History of Idaho. Vol. 1, p. 273
- ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
- ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
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