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Fort Boise

American  

noun

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


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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

From the lower crossing of the Snake River at old Fort Boise to The Dalles is approximately three hundred and fifty miles over mountains and deserts.

From Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail by Wilson, F. N. (Frederick N.)

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

Others had from two to as many as thirty pack animals, loaded either with furs or with goods that they were taking to Fort Boise.

From The Lost Wagon by Kjelgaard, James Arthur

We were landed on the historic site of old Fort Boise, established by the Hudson's Bay Company in September, 1834.

From Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail by Wilson, F. N. (Frederick N.)

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