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History:
Definition - Falanagin: The smallest town in Idaho; named after John Jacobs Falanagin the 3rd in 1898.®

The towns people name the town soon after the panic or *depression* of the mid 1890's. Also done as a celebration of Idaho becoming the 43 state. Mr. Falanagin became the towns first offical mayor after his duel againts Sir Brian Canaly of southern Idaho. ®

At this particular point in time, the southerners of Idaho were referred to as Idahoian "morons", while the north were the "anti-morons" 

Location:
The town of Falanagin is located 12-13 Kilometers due north of the Priest River, in northern Idaho.

Interesting Facts:
-John Jacobs Falanagin was born prematurely while his mother and father were cave walking in what is not know as the Couer D Alene <{}> forest of Northern Idaho. At the time(1870) John Jacob's mother Christina B Falanagin was a doctor and was able to deliver the baby herself. The even more unbelievable fact is that John Jacob had to be turned 180 degrees in the womb by his mother before she sucessfully delivered him.

-If it weren't for John Jacob's Father, Franklin Falanagin he would never have been born. Fraklin Falanagin was unable to help deliver his first and only son seen as how he was fighting off a pack of wolves killing the full dozen. While doing so, allowing Christina Falanagin to single handedly deliver John Jacob Falanagin.

-John Jacobs Falanagin spent his entire life in Idaho.®

Tribute to John Jacob Falanagin:
John Jacob Falanagin, founder of Falanagin lived from (1870-1909)

Mr. Falanagin, for the majority of his life went by John Jacob which was the name his mother gave him. John Jacob's mother named him after her lifetime friend John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt who, to this day is know only by the catchy song named after him.

However, John Jacob Falanagin died from lrynjectanomaly, an extremely rare elephant plague only know to the Northern Idahoians of the Couer De Alene forest.

To this day(2009)John Jacob Falanagin has a day celebrated by Idahoians, JJF day celebrated on John Jacob's birthday(May 2nd 1870) This day was made to commemorate JJ's heroism and dedication to the town of Falanagin.