Rexburg, Idaho

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Local Information for Rexburg, ID

Latitude: 43.823002 -- Longitude: -111.785321

Other Area Cities:   Rexburg  Idaho Falls 

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Rexburg is home to Brigham Young University-Idaho, a Latter-day Saint (LDS/Mormon) institution of higher learning. BYU-Idaho's current president is Kim B. Clark, former dean of the Harvard Business School. The University began as a small high school-level academy on a site known as Mosquito Bend in 1888. It was later named Ricks Academy and became a junior college called Ricks College, in honor of Mormon pioneer Thomas E. Ricks. At one time, Ricks College was the largest private junior college in the United States; it became a four-year university in 2000. The city takes its name from its founder, Ricks, and was formerly known as Ricksburg. The serving of hard liquors has been prohibited since 1947, and the predominately LDS culture has left the city with almost no nightclubs and bars, and no coffee shops (although convenience stores and some restaurants now sell beer, wine, and coffee). -- Source: Wikipedia.com