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J.N.&quot;Six-shooter Newt&quot; Adams at age 18 in 1888. Adams played a major role in the development of Southeastern Idaho. Adams was the first white (non-Native American) child born in what is now Jefferson County, Idaho. During his lifetime he was an entrepreneur, outfitter and explorer, an Army guide and he broke horses for both stage companies and the Army during the Spanish American war. He also established the first Idaho Pioneer Day independent from Utah in 1916.