County Seats in Idaho - Lewiston, Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, Boise, Idaho, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Pocatello, Idaho, Twin Falls, Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Lewiston, Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, Boise, Idaho, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Pocatello, Idaho, Twin Falls, Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho, Arco, Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Rupert, Idaho, Driggs, Idaho, Sandpoint, Idaho, Mountain Home, Idaho, Fairfield, Idaho, Cascade, Idaho, Shoshone, Idaho, Orofino, Idaho, Salmon, Idaho, Malad City, Idaho, Blackfoot, Idaho, St. Anthony, Idaho, St. Maries, Idaho, Emmett, Idaho, Grangeville, Idaho, Paris, Idaho, Hailey, Idaho, Rigby, Idaho, Payette, Idaho, Gooding, Idaho, Idaho City, Idaho, Soda Springs, Idaho, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Jerome, Idaho, American Falls, Idaho, Preston, Idaho, Challis, Idaho, Council, Idaho, Nezperce, Idaho, Dubois, Idaho, Wallace, Idaho, Weiser, Idaho, Burley, Idaho, Murphy, Idaho. Excerpt: Boise ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon. As of the 2010 Census Bureau, Boise's city population was 205,671, . The Boise metropolitan area is home to about 616,500 people and is the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho. It is also the 104th largest U.S. city by population. Main Street in 1911The area was called Boise long before the establishment of Fort Boise. The original Fort Boise was 40 miles (64 km) west near Parma, down the Boise River near its confluence with the Snake River at the Oregon border. This defense was erected by the Hudson's Bay Company in the 1830s. It was abandoned in the 1850s, but massacres along the Oregon Trail prompted the U.S. Army to re-establish a fort in the area in 1863 during the U.S. Civil War. The new location was selected because it was near the intersection of the Oregon Trail with a major road connecting the...