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The discovery of gold around the Boise valley in 1863, together with ongoing fighting prompted the US Military to establish a new Fort Boise, where Boise is located today. The new location was selected because it was near the intersection of the Oregon Trail with a major road connecting the Boise Basin ( Idaho City ) and the Owyhee ( Silver ...
Southwestern Idaho is a geographical term for the area along the U.S. state of Idaho's borders with Oregon and Nevada. It includes the populous areas of the Boise metropolitan area and the Treasure Valley. [1] [2] The counties of Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley, and Washington are included in the region.
The Treasure Valley is a valley in the western United States, primarily in southwestern Idaho, where the Payette, Boise, Weiser, Malheur, and Owyhee rivers drain into the Snake River. It includes all the lowland areas from Vale in rural eastern Oregon to Boise, and is the most populated area in Idaho.
It is the main component of the wider Boise–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR Combined Statistical Area, which adds Elmore and Payette counties in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. It is the state's largest officially designated metropolitan area and includes Idaho's three largest cities: Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Nearly 40 percent of Idaho ...
The location of the state of Idaho in the United States of America An enlargeable map of the state of Idaho An enlargeable map of the 44 counties of the state of Idaho. Indigenous peoples; Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804–1806; Oregon Country, 1818–1846 Anglo-American Convention of 1818; Adams–Onis Treaty of 1819; Fort Hall, 1834–1863
About 45% of Idaho’s population lives in the Boise metropolitan area, according to previous Idaho Statesman reporting, and about 236,643 people live just in Boise.
Southern Idaho is a generic geographical term roughly analogous with the areas of the U.S. state of Idaho located in the Mountain Time Zone. It particularly refers to the combined areas of the Boise metropolitan area , the Magic Valley and Eastern Idaho .
National Geographic has listed Boise as one of the 25 best places in the world to visit in 2025.. The list was curated by National Geographic’s team of writers, editors and photographers. Travel ...