IRA BURTON PERRINE

Ira Burton Perrine (born May 7,  - died , ) was an  farmer, rancher and businessman. Perrine is generally credited as the founder of  and other towns in the  region.
Perrine was born in . He moved to  in  and established a farm and ranch operation in the  near present-day . Perrine was a successful farmer and rancher who among other things received a gold medal for his fruit display at the   in .
Although Perrine's operation in the canyon received plenty of water, the surrounding area could not be easily irrigated and was therefore largely unproductive. Beginning in  Perrine worked to convince private financiers to build a dam on the  along with a corresponding canal system to irrigate the area. This work culminated in the  founding of the Twin Falls Land and Water Company and the subsequent completion of Milner Dam in .
After Twin Falls was founded in , Perrine served as a bank president and owned a hotel in the new city.
Perrine is buried near Jerome.  and I.B. Perrine Elementary School in Twin Falls are named after him.