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Timeline of Boise, Idaho

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Boise, Idaho, United States.

19th century

  • Pre-colonization - Area inhabited by Boise Valley Shoshone and Bannock Tribes, a part of the "Snake Country"
  • 1811 – Wilson Hunt's expedition in search of Fur trade routes becomes the first White American settler to visit the area
  • 1818 – "Joint-Occupation" of the region by the United Kingdom and the United States, in practice the region remained free of Settler incursions and HBC had a monopoly
  • 1846 – British relinquishing of its claim, US takeover and establishment of "Oregon Territory.
  • 1848 – Passage of Donation Land Claim Act Increasing settler incursion en route to the Pacific Coast of Oregon
  • 1854 – Ward Massacre, the killing of 21 settlers in an attack on a 6-wagon caravan.
  • 1863 – Gold mines discovered in the area. Fort Boise established by United States Army.
  • 1864 – October 10: Governor of the territory and Boise Valley Shoshone tribe sign a treaty in which the tribe gives up the control of the land upon which Boise is located. Treaty was never ratified by Congress.
  • 1864 – Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman newspaper begins publication.

20th century

  • 1900 – Population: 5,957.
  • 1901 – Idanha Hotel opens
  • 1902 - Boise High School building replaced. "Not the well-known white brick building present today, but traditional red brick, typical of the time period. The cornerstone was laid in 1902."
  • 1905 – Carnegie Public Library opens
  • 1906 – Boise Commercial Club organized
  • 1907 – Julia Davis Park established
  • 1908 – Pinney Theatre opens
  • Swedish Lutheran Church built
  • 1909 – College Women's Club organized
  • 1910 – YWCA organized
  • Population: 17,358.
  • 1912 – Idaho State Capitol opens (first phase)
  • 1913 – Idaho Labor Herald and New Freedom newspapers begin publication.
  • Boise-Payette Lumber Company in business

21st century

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