The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Boise, Idaho, United States.

19th century Pre-colonization – Area inhabited by Boise Valley Shoshone and Bannock Tribes, a part of the "Snake Country" 1811 – Wilson Hunt's expedition in search of Fur trade routes becomes the first White American settler to visit the area“Wilson Price Hunt.” American Western Expansion. Accessed May 6, 2022. Link.“Wilson Price Hunt Expedition Historical Marker.” Historical Marker, October 18, 2020. Link. 1818 – "Joint-Occupation" of the region by the United Kingdom and the United States, in practice the region remained free of Settler incursions and HBC had a monopoly 1846 – British relinquishing of its claim, US takeover and establishment of "Oregon Territory. 1848 – Passage of Donation Land Claim Act Increasing settler incursion en route to the Pacific Coast of Oregon 1854 – Ward Massacre, the killing of 21 settlers in an attack on a 6-wagon caravan. 1863 – Gold mines discovered in the area. Fort Boise established by United States Army. 1864 – October 10: Governor of the territory and Boise Valley Shoshone tribe sign a treaty in which the tribe gives up the control of the land upon which Boise is located.Idaho State Historical Society. “Text of the Treaty of Fort Boise, October 10, 1864.” Link, September 1865. Treaty was never ratified by Congress.“CALEB LYON OF LYONSDALE AND THE BOISE CLAIM.” Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series, December 1974. Link. 1864 – Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman newspaper begins publication.

1864 – December 7: Boise designated capital of Idaho Territory. 1866 – Christ Chapel built. 1866 – (Lasted until 1868) Start of the unofficial Snake War between settler residents and the US Military on one side, and indigenous peoples of Boise Valley on the other.Myers, Daniel. “An Archival Review and Ethnographic Study for the Relicensing of the Hells Canyon Complex Hydroelectrical Plants.” Idaho Power, July 2001. Link. Statistically, the deadliest of the Indian Wars in the West in terms of casualties.Michno, Gregory, The Deadliest Indian War in the West: The Snake Conflict, 1864-1868. Caldwell: Caxton Press, 2007. pp 345-346 1867 – Henry E. Prickett becomes mayor. 1869 – "Idaho's Trail of Tears", forced expulsion of Boise Valley Shoshone and Bannock Tribes to Fort Hall ReservationMurray, Crystl. “Idaho Natives: Shoshone-Bannocks Tribes.” IDAHO NATIVES | SHOSHONE-BANNOCKS TRIBES. Accessed May 9, 2022. Link. 1870 – Territorial Prison built. 1871 – Assay Office (Boise, Idaho) built. 1881 – Historical Society of Idaho Pioneers organized. 1882 - Boise High School first opened. 1892 – Boise Chamber of Commerce was formed with James Pinney as the first president. 1886 - Anti-Chinese convention held 1890 Boise becomes capital of new State of Idaho. Population: 2,311. 1892 – Woman's Columbian Club organized. Boise Sentinel newspaper begins publication. 1896 – Ahavath Beth Israel synagogue built. 1897 – Idaho Intermountain Fair begins.

20th century

1900 – Population: 5,957. 1901 – Idanha Hotel opens 1902 - Boise High School building replaced. "Not the well-known white brick building present today, but traditional red brick, typical of the time period. The cornerstone was laid in 1902." 1905 – Carnegie Public Library opens 1906 – Boise Commercial Club organized

1907 – Julia Davis Park established 1908 – Pinney Theatre opens Swedish Lutheran Church built 1909 – College Women's Club organized 1910 – YWCA organized Population: 17,358. 1912 – Idaho State Capitol opens (first phase) 1913 – Idaho Labor Herald and New Freedom newspapers begin publication. Boise-Payette Lumber Company in business

1920 – Population: 21,393 1921 – St. John's Cathedral completed 1925 – Union Pacific Depot opens Idaho Country Club founded, became Hillcrest in 1940 1926 – Airfield in operation, at present site of Boise State University“Large Sales, Pilot Training Upswing Marked by Aviation,” Idaho Statesman, Boise. January 2, 1947. p. 13. 1927 – Egyptian Theatre opens 1928 – Bandshell built in Julia Davis Park 1930 - Idaho's First Skyscraper Hotel Boise completed. (Named Hoff Building in 1976.) 1932 – Boise Junior College opens Idaho Legionnaire newspaper begins publication 1938 – Boise Airport moves to present site 1939 – Rose Garden dedicated in Julia Davis Park First Albertsons supermarket opens 1940 – Hillcrest Country Club opens at former Idaho Country Club State Funeral of U.S. Senator William Borah; 23,000 pass bier in state capitol

1955 – Boise homosexuality scandal begins 1957 – Boise Cascade headquartered in Boise - The first computer in Boise installed at the Department of Highways 1958 – Second public high school, Borah, opens 1960 – Population: 34,481 1964 – Bishop Kelly High School opens 1965 – Third public high school, Capital, opens 1968 – Boise Greenbelt plan adopted 1969 – Boise College becomes Boise State College 1970 – New Bronco Stadium opens, constructed in less than a year. Population: 74,990 1971 - The Boise Redevelopment Agency purchased and demolished the remaining core of Boise's Chinatown. 1972 – St. Alphonsus Hospital moves to present site from downtown 1973 – Boise Co-op founded. State Penitentiary closes 1974 – Boise State College becomes Boise State University and Boise Bible College established. 1975 – One Capital Center opens Boise A's minor league baseball team begins play (two seasons) 1976 – Old St. Alphonsus Hospital arson, later razed. 1977 – Idaho Shakespeare Festival begins.

1978 – U.S. Bank Plaza opens, as "Idaho First Plaza" Micron Technology begins operations Boise Buckskins minor league baseball team begins play (sole season) 1979 – Mountain West Airlines-Idaho headquartered in Boise 1980 – Population: 102,249 1982 – Taco Bell Arena opens as "BSU Pavilion" 1984 – World Center for Birds of Prey established Boise, Idaho Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens Funeral of U.S. Senator Frank Church 1986 – Bronco Stadium installs first blue AstroTurf field 1987 – Boise Hawks minor league baseball team's first season, relocated from Tri-Cities Eastman Building fire, 1988 – Boise Towne Square Mall opens Discovery Center of Idaho constructed. 1989 – Memorial Stadium opens for baseball 1990 – Boise Open golf tournament begins Boise Centre (convention center) opens Population: 125,738 1992 – Boise Weekly begins publication Foothills School of Arts and Sciences established 1995 – Idaho Black History Museum built 1997 City website online (approximate date). Boise Contemporary Theater group founded CenturyLink Arena opens Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (college football) game begins as "Humanitarian Bowl" Removal of passenger services at Boise Union Pacific Depot 1998 – Fourth public high school, Timberline, opens 1999 – Boise Hare Krishna Temple built

21st century

2000 – Riverstone Community School relocates to Boise. Population: 181,711 2002 – Islamic Center founded. 2003 – Boise Dharma Center founded. 2004 – David H. Bieter becomes mayor. 2005 – Caldwell-Boise Express bus begins operating. Boise Guardian begins publication. 2006 – Treasure Valley Rollergirls founded. Albertsons LLC headquartered in Boise.

2007 – College of Western Idaho founded. 2008 – Trey McIntyre dance troupe relocates to Boise. Frank Church High School opens. 2009 – February: 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games held. 2009 – June: Named a "Tree City USA" by Arbor Day Foundation. 2010 – Population: 205,671. 2011 – Idaho Aquarium opens. 2012 – Treefort Music Fest begins. 2013 – City sesquicentennial. 2017 – June 8, Declaration of the annual "Return of the Boise Valley People Day" to commemorate the connection of the exiled Boise Valley Shoshone and Bannock Tribes to their ancestral land“RBVP Proclamation.” Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation, June 8, 2017. Link. 2020 – Population: 235,684.

See also Boise history Boise metropolitan area Media in Boise, Idaho List of mayors of Boise

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Boise City Office of the Historian Items related to Boise, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America). Items related to Boise, various dates (via U.S. Library of Congress, Prints and Photos Division)