We have a little homeschool group in Teton Valley and we organized a field trip to the Teton Dam Site and Museum. I had always wanted to go see the dam site but we never took the time to do it. It was really amazing to see as was the museum. We got to kidnap Nate and take him with us too, so that was a bonus. The kids enjoyed the trip and I do believe they learned a thing or two. A little information on it: The Teton Dam was built on the Teton River upstream from Rexburg, Idaho. at 11:57 am on June 5, 1976 the dam broke, the resulting flood killed 14 people and some estimates put the damage done by the collapse of the 100 million dollar dam, at one billion dollars. Actual federal approved claims totalled almost 400 million dollars.
Watching the film strip of the clean up was really amazing. People came from all over to help and the community and surrounding communities really pulled together.
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