The mountainous terrain and abundance of rivers near what would later become the city of Rexburg were a magnet for the Missouri Fur Company; in 1810, Maj.
Rexburg\'s early days reflected the typical lifestyle of many northwestern towns in the late 19th centur.
Ricks, who was accompanied by 10 men, settled an area located east of the three buttes across the Snake River.
On March 10, 1883, Thomas E.
Andrew Henry, a representative for the company, built a trading post seven miles north of Rexburg.
The mountainous terrain and abundance of rivers near what would later become the city of Rexburg were a magnet for the Missouri Fur Company; in 1810, Maj