Boise, Idaho

Boise (i/bɔɪsi/) 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 in southwestern Idaho, the population of Boise at the 2010 Census was 205,671, the 99th largest in the nation. Its estimated population in 2013 was 214,237.

The Boise-Nampa metropolitan area, also known as the Treasure Valley, includes five counties with a combined population of 664,422, the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho. It contains the state's three largest cities; Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Boise is the third most populous metropolitan area in the United States' Pacific Northwest region, behind Seattle and Portland.

History

Etymology

Accounts differ about the origin of the name. 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. The place where they stood is called Bonneville Point, located on the Oregon Trail east of the city. According to the story, a French-speaking guide, overwhelmed by the sight of the verdant river, yelled "Les bois! Les bois!" ("The wood! The wood!")—and the name stuck.

Boise River

The Boise River is a 102-mile-long (164 km)tributary of the Snake River in the northwestern United States. It drains a rugged portion of the Sawtooth Range in southwestern Idaho northeast of Boise, as well as part of the western Snake River Plain. The watershed encompasses approximately 4,100 square miles (11,000 km2) of highly diverse habitats, including alpine canyons, forest, rangeland, agricultural lands, and urban areas.

Description

The Boise River rises in three separate forks in the Sawtooth Range at elevations exceeding 10,000 feet (3,050 m), and is formed by the confluence of its North and Middle forks. The North Fork, 50 miles (80 km) long, rises in the Sawtooth Wilderness Area, along the Boise-Elmore county line, 60 miles (100 km) northeast of Boise. It flows generally southwest through the remote mountains in the Boise National Forest. The Middle Fork, approximately 52 miles (84 km) in length, rises within 12 miles (19 km) of the North Fork in the southern Sawtooth Wilderness Area in northeastern Elmore County. It flows west-southwest near the town of Atlanta, joining the North Fork to form the Boise River, approximately 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Idaho City. The main stream flows southwest into Arrowrock Reservoir joining the South Fork from the Anderson Ranch Dam.

Boise Union Pacific Depot

The Boise Union Pacific Depot is a former train station in Boise, Idaho, United States. It was built in 1925 by the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1990 MK-Morrison Knudsen purchased the depot and renovated it to pristine condition. In 1996, the City of Boise took it over and opened it for tours and special events. It is open to the public on Sunday and Monday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Following the construction of the depot, service by Union Pacific's Portland Rose began with service between Chicago, Illinois and Portland, Oregon. Union Pacific discontinued the Portland Rose (along with all its passenger rail service) on 1 May 1971, the day Amtrak began operating.

Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) began service to the station in 1977 with the Pioneer, which originally provided service between Salt Lake City, Utah and Seattle, Washington, but was eventually extended further east and provided daily service from Chicago, Illinois to Seattle. Originally the next eastbound stop on the Pioneer was in Mountain Home, but that station was dropped as a stop in 1981, so the next eastbound stop was in Shoshone. The next westbound stop was in Nampa.

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Boise

by: Good Riddance

I've got a picture
It's gonna help me on my way
Cause now I'm stuck in Boise in the rain
Another day with an empty heart
It alway hurts to be so apart
I count down the minutes until I'm back inside the world
So call me up when you're awake
Cause I'll be waiting
To let your voice once more carry me away
The bluest stars, sharp as sleep
Even though so far away from me
And my heart will tell you more than I could say
Another wicked winter
And I'm frozen to my soul
I could never find you this way
So many times has passed us by
Underneath the same winter sky
These circumstances prove how little lost you know
So call me up when you're awake
Cause I'll be waiting
To let your voice once more carry me away
The bluest stars, sharp as sleep
Even though so far away from me
And my heart will tell you more than I could say
This is our time
When its frozen outside
I know it's warm inside your arms
Create a circumstance
Will I forsake this chance
And take down my time to resign
I wonder now and then
If I could hold your hand




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Reports: Rocky Mountain High product Drew Fielder transfers to Boise State

Idaho Press-Tribune 10 Apr 2025
Boise native Drew Fielder’s basketball trek across the country and back has returned him to the Treasure Valley and landed him with the Boise State men’s basketball team ... .
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McCoy takes advantage of juco waiver to spend one more year at Boise State

Idaho Press-Tribune 10 Apr 2025
BOISE — At this time last year, Boise State cornerback A’Marion McCoy was preparing for his final season of college eligibility, figuring that this spring would see him preparing for this month’s NFL Draft ... .
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Portal watch: Here’s who’s in, out for Boise State basketball this offseason

Idaho Statesman 10 Apr 2025
The Broncos have brought in two transfers, both of whom started for major programs in 2024-25 ... .
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‘Old-school’ Boise bar opens with cheap drinks, happy dogs. ‘People are loving it’

Idaho Statesman 10 Apr 2025
“We’re not doing the speakeasy style that everyone does. We’re just making simple drinks.” ... .
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Boise baseball coach, substitute teacher arrested on child sex abuse charge

Idaho Statesman 10 Apr 2025
“We recognize that this news is distressing,” the Boise School District said in its Wednesday night news release ... .
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Potentially record-breaking warm weather headed toward Boise area this week

Idaho Statesman 10 Apr 2025
It’s going to feel a little like summer on Thursday. But will it last? ... .
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Boise School District apology, policy changes follow child porn investigation

Idaho Statesman 10 Apr 2025
“Our entire district administration and our Board of Trustees apologize for the trauma the victims and families have suffered.” ... .
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Owner of 10-person Boise business says $346K tariff bill may force layoffs

Idaho Statesman 10 Apr 2025
The owner says he’d like to have the company’s products made in the U.S. Why he says that won’t work ... .
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Idaho Power gets permit for 200MW/800MWh BESS project after Boise officials deny appeal

Energy Storage News 10 Apr 2025
Idaho Power has overcome a huge hurdle facing its plan to deploy a 200MW/800MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the City of Boise by the end of next year ....
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Call for proposals to pilot new instructional technology (Boise State University)

Public Technologies 10 Apr 2025
) The Boise State Educational Technology Incubation Committee invites faculty to submit proposals to recommend and pilot new instructional technology tools.
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Ellertson elected committee chair at Association for Institutional Research (Boise State University)

Public Technologies 10 Apr 2025
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Morrison Center to host free concert for Earth Day April 22 (Boise State University)

Public Technologies 10 Apr 2025
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