Arco, Idaho

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Arco, Idaho is a small historic town in eastern Idaho known for being the first community in the world ever lit by electricity generated from nuclear power.

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instanceOf incorporated city
town
areaCode 208
986
coordinates 43.636°N 113.300°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Butte County, Idaho NERFINISHED
distanceTo about 18 miles northwest of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
about 18 miles southeast of EBR-I
electrificationDate 1955-07-17
electrifiedBy Experimental Breeder Reactor I NERFINISHED
elevationInFeet 5325
elevationInMeters 1623
FIPSCode 16-02810
GNISFeatureID 0396090
governmentType mayor–council government
hasClimate semi-arid climate
hasEconomicActivity tourism related to Craters of the Moon
tourism related to nuclear history
hasHistoricalSignificance first community in the world lit by electricity generated from nuclear power
hasLocalAttraction EBR-I Atomic Museum NERFINISHED
Number Hill NERFINISHED
hasNickname Atomic City NERFINISHED
incorporationStatus incorporated city
isCountySeatOf Butte County, Idaho NERFINISHED
knownFor nuclear energy history
proximity to Craters of the Moon lava fields
locatedInRegion eastern Idaho NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedInValley Lost River Valley NERFINISHED
locatedNear Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve NERFINISHED
Lost River Range NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Big Lost River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Georg von Arco NERFINISHED
near Experimental Breeder Reactor I National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
Idaho National Laboratory NERFINISHED
partOf Inland Northwest NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic small town
postalCode 83213
region Upper Snake River region NERFINISHED
state Idaho NERFINISHED
transportationRoute U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 26 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 93 NERFINISHED

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