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

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

On the left bank of the south branch of the Columbia, or Snake River, at the junction of the Boise, was located Fort Boise, built formerly, in 1834, with poles; later, with adobes.

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

Ellis, with most of the chiefs, was absent, having gone to meet the immigrants, then in the vicinity of Fort Boise, with a view to furnish them provisions, and trade them horses for cattle.

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

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.)