EDITOR’S NOTE: This fall will mark the 140th anniversary of the official founding of the Town of Meeker (and this newspaper). In light of that upcoming event, we’ll be sharing town history and stories about the town’s founders in the coming weeks.
In the fall of 1883, the White River Valley had no town. The buyers of an Army surplus building became business owners without owning the land beneath them. Someone suggested “Meeker” as the…