Boise Idaho Real Estate Guide

The Oregon Trail, at over 2000 miles long, was a thoroughfare
for tens of thousands of travelers heading for the Oregon
Territory. Its route in Idaho began at the Wyoming border,
crossed through the beautiful Bear Valley, turned north
toward what was then Fort Hall and then followed the Snake
River to the Boise River. The route followed the south side of
the Boise River winding through what is now the southern
part of the Treasure Valley. To this day, wagon routes can still
be seen in Southeast Boise coming off the plain into the river
valley.
In 1864, Boise was incorporated as a city and proclaimed the
capital of the Idaho Territory. New construction included a
territorial prison in 1869 and the U.S. Assay Office in 1872.
The state capitol building (shown below) was completed in
1886 and in 1887 Boise built a streetcar system. Idaho
became an official state in 1890.
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