History
Connell was first settled in the mid-1800s by
pioneer families who farmed the soil, raised sheep, cattle, and
horses, and went on to build a community. By 1901, the Northern
Pacific Railroad had firmly established Connell as a town—named
for one of its trainmen—and was incorporated in 1910.
Throughout the early 20th century, Connell’s
agriculture-based economy thrived, and other businesses followed.
In the 1960s and 70s, agriculture took an even more prominent
economic role with the founding of a potato processing plant now
known as Lamb Weston Foods.
The local economy continued to prosper with the
expansion of the North Franklin School District and the addition
of the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, which recently broke ground
on a major expansion project slated for completion in 2008.
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