Fort Boise

American  

noun

1. a fort formerly near Boise, in SW Idaho: an important post on the Oregon Trail.

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Example Sentences

Snow geese near Parma: The Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area attracts thousands of snow and greater white-fronted geese for about a month every spring.

From Washington Times • Mar. 19, 2016

The reader is sufficiently acquainted with the history of this man’s toil and labor in bringing his first wagon through to Fort Boise, to understand what he meant when he said, “I will see.”

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry

Mr. Parker never originated or thought of the practicability of the route till after Dr. Whitman had left his wagon at Fort Boise, and demonstrated the fact of a practicable wagon route.

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry

Beyant the second ford, at Fort Boise, I ain't never been.

From The Covered Wagon by Hough, Emerson

I ain't tellin' you what to do, but if you want real good country whar you can take your pick, thar's some a mite beyond Fort Boise.

From The Lost Wagon by Kjelgaard, James Arthur