I wish to acknowledge the assistance of the following people in preparing this history:

George “Buck” Wakley (deceased) whom Mr. Louis Bloxham and I interviewed on an earlier occasion, and who had a rich store of experiences to share.
George T. Hyde (deceased) whom Mr. Louis Bloxham and I interviewed, and whose daughter Erma Brim, allowed us to read her father's autobiography and gave us other pertinent information regarding the early efforts of the pioneers of Downey and Marsh Valley.
Abbie Coffin Penrose who gave Mr. Louis Bloxham and I assistance in providing us with the notes of her brother, Nathan Samuel Coffin, who in his notes acknowledged many people, among them Dr. Minnie Howard, Thomas Wolverton, James Scott, Wilford Marley, Wilford Wakley, Ida Wakley Brown, William N. Woodland, Mrs. James Henderson, Ann Wakley Bloxham, (a daughter of John N. Wakley) and John N. Wakley has given Mr. Bloxham and myself invaluable assistance in coordinating this effort and in checking many of the events.
Mr. Louis Bloxham for Chapter Three, and for being such a wonderful teacher.
Mrs. Fern Thompson C. Hartvigsen, Mrs. Erma Hyde Brim and Vinnie Criddle Barnes, and the George T. Hyde records of the Downey Ward, helping to make Chapter Five.
I wish to thank The Division History: The Deadeyes, The Story of the 96th Infantry Division by Orlando Davidson, J. Carl Willems and Joseph A. Kahl Infantry Journal Press, Feb. 1947 republished in 1981 and 96th ARCOM History Pamphlet dated 16 May 1989 for Chapter 7, Part 2 for 96th ARCOM and 96th Infantry Division history.
I wish to thank the following persons for their kind assistance: Philip M. Harmon, Paul A. Birch , Don Dencker, and Melissa Rae Wakley Smith.

(1) Driggs, Howard R., Westward America (Putnam Publishing Co.) pplO9
(2) Paden, Irene, Prairie Schooners Detours (New York; The Macmillan Co.)
(3) Ibid.
(4) Driggs Howard R. Mormon Trail (New York, American Pioneer Trails Association, Ind.)1947, pp 82-83
(5) Federal Writers' Projects of the Works Progress Administration, Idaho a Guide in Word and Picture(Caldwell, Idaho Caxton Printers Ltd.)
(6) Kidder Peabody and Co. Fiscal Agents Boston, Mass. The Downey Improvement Company
(73 Joint Class A School District No. 21 Prospectus Bond Sale Pocatello Idaho
(7) The Division History: The Deadeyes, The Story of the 96th Infantry Division by Orlando Davidson, J. Carl Willems and Joseph A. Kahl Infantry Journal Press, Feb. 1947 republished in 1981

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