Early settlement Non-native settlement in the area was largely driven by the 1863 discovery of gold along Jordan Creek by a group of prospectors camping in the area. Soon after, the area was named Jordan Valley after Michael M. Jordan, one of the men in the group.thumb|left|Jordan Valley Building Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, the son of Sacagawea, was among the early miners who came to the area.
early settlement non-native settlement in the area was largely driven by the 1863 discovery of gold along jordan creek by a group of prospectors camping in the area soon after the area was named jordan valley after michael m jordan one of the men in the groupthumb|left|jordan valley building jean baptiste charbonneau the son of sacagawea was among the early miners who came to the area