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Floating the Boise River. The origin of the name is uncertain. One account credits Capt. B. L. E. Bonneville of the U.S. Army as its source. After trekking for weeks through dry and rough terrain, his exploration party reached an overlook with a view of the Boise River Valley.
Boise Guardian begins publication. [47] 2006 – Treasure Valley Rollergirls founded. Albertsons LLC headquartered in Boise. Butch Otter and Lori Otter, Governor and First Lady of Idaho, open the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games. 2007 – College of Western Idaho founded. 2008 – Trey McIntyre dance troupe relocates to Boise. [48]
There were many territories acts put into place, and then taken away during these early sessions, one act being the move of the capital city from Lewiston to Boise City. [28] Boise was becoming a growing area after gold was found, [29] so on December 24, 1864, Boise City was made the final destination of the capital for the Territory of Idaho. [30]
The Latin name Caesarea was also applied to the colony of New Jersey as Nova Caesarea, because the Roman name of the island was thought to have been Caesarea. [70] [71] The name "Jersey" most likely comes from the Norse name Geirrsey, meaning 'Geirr's Island'. [72] New Mexico: November 1, 1859: Nahuatl via Spanish: Mēxihco via Nuevo México
Ada County was created by the Idaho Territory legislature on December 22, 1864, partitioned from Boise County.It is named for Ada Riggs, the daughter of H. C. Riggs, a member of the legislature; he established the county and was a co-founder of Boise. [5]
A Boise startup that built homes from shipping containers rose to national acclaim five years ago. ... The transition required a change of location into an “opportunity zone” and a name change ...
Idaho (/ ˈ aɪ d ə h oʊ / ⓘ EYE-də-hoh) is a landlocked state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West subregions of the Western United States.It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west; the state shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border to the north with the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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