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Civics and Government Field Trips in Cassia County, ID

Trips to the courthouses, town halls and capitols near you, where students can see where local government actually happens.

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Cassia County is one of 44 counties in Idaho. Teachers in Cassia County, ID are asked to make history local and given almost nothing to do it with. The local part is already on the map.

On the record near Cassia County, ID

The 12 nearest

13 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Cassia County, ID. 4 listed sites carry Cassia County as their county.

  1. Cassia County Courthouse4.4 miles from the center of Cassia County · Building · Burley · listed 1987National Register of Historic Places
  2. Empire School7.7 miles from the center of Cassia County · Building · Rupert · listed 2001National Register of Historic Places
  3. Swanger Hall9.4 miles from the center of Cassia County · Building · Albion · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
  4. Albion Methodist Church9.6 miles from the center of Cassia County · Building · Albion · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
  5. Wilson Theater9.9 miles from the center of Cassia County · Building · Rupert · listed 2001National Register of Historic Places
  6. Rupert Town Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)10 miles from the center of Cassia County · District · Rupert · listed 2010National Register of Historic Places
  7. Greenwood School17 miles from the center of Cassia County · Building · Hazelton · listed 2020National Register of Historic Places
  8. Shepard, L. Fay, House21 miles from the center of Cassia County · Building · Hazelton · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
  9. Kelley, Marion and Julia, House21 miles from the center of Cassia County · Building · Hazelton · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
  10. Hazelton Presbyterian Church21 miles from the center of Cassia County · Building · Hazelton · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
  11. Caldron Linn22 miles from the center of Cassia County · Site · Murtaugh · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
  12. Havens, Bert and Fay, House22 miles from the center of Cassia County · Building · Hazelton · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Cassia County, ID. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Civics Field Trips in Cassia County, step by step

  1. 1

    Choose stops within the time and distance the day allows

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    Send families the route and the stories ahead of time

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    At each stop, read the record aloud and ask one question

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    Students photograph or sketch one detail at every site

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    Back in class, each student explains one stop to the room

What people in Cassia County, ID ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Cassia County, ID?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Is this suitable for students in Cassia County, ID?

Yes. Every stop is a published historic site with its record attached, so the content is factual and sourced. Teachers choose the stops, and the route can be kept to sidewalks and public ground.

Does this line up with state standards?

State history standards in most grades ask students to connect events to local places. The listed sites near your school are those local places, with the primary record already attached.

How a visit works in Cassia County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Cassia County, ID the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Cassia County, ID are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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