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'''Fort Boise (1834-1854)''' - The [[Category:Hudson's Bay Company Forts|Hudson Bay Company's]] trading post built on the Snake River by [[Thomas McKay]]. The fort was abandoned in 1854 due to frequent Indian attacks and a damaging flood in 1853. | '''Fort Boise (1834-1854)''' - The [[:Category:Hudson's Bay Company Forts|Hudson Bay Company's]] (HBC) trading post originally built on the Snake River by [[Thomas McKay]] as a private venture. The fort was abandoned in 1854 due to frequent Indian attacks and a damaging flood in 1853. | ||
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[[Image:Fort Boise Replica - 01.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Fort Boise Replica, Parma, Idaho]] | [[Image:Fort Boise Replica - 01.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Fort Boise Replica, Parma, Idaho]] | ||
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[[Image:Fort Boise Replica - 02.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Oregon Trail Marker in Parma, Idaho]] | [[Image:Fort Boise Replica - 02.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Oregon Trail Marker in Parma, Idaho]] | ||
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== Fort Boise History == | |||
Originally built as fur trading post in 1834 by Thomas McKay as a private venture with an understanding of support from the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] (HBC). It became an HBC post by 1836. The decline of the fur trade caused the post to turn to the salmon fishery as a primary income producer. When the Oregon trail opened in 1841, the post was a major stop for the wagon trains crossing the Snake River into Oregon. The hospitality of the post's managers to the Oregon Trail travelers was legendary. | |||
Managers: | |||
* [[Francois Payette]] (1835-1844) | |||
* [[James Craig]] (1844-1853) | |||
== Current Status == | |||
The site of the old post is supposed to be under the waters of the Snake River across from the Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area. The Fort Boise WMA is managed by the Idaho Fish and Game agency. A marker is located within the WMA along the Snake River at the approximate location of the post. | |||
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* Elevation: 2,200' | * Elevation: 2,200' | ||
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Sources: | |||
* {{Roberts}}, page 249 | |||
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* [http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/FtBoise.html Oregon Trail] | * [http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/FtBoise.html Oregon Trail] | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 12 October 2009
Fort Boise (1834-1854) - The Hudson Bay Company's (HBC) trading post originally built on the Snake River by Thomas McKay as a private venture. The fort was abandoned in 1854 due to frequent Indian attacks and a damaging flood in 1853.
Fort Boise History
Originally built as fur trading post in 1834 by Thomas McKay as a private venture with an understanding of support from the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). It became an HBC post by 1836. The decline of the fur trade caused the post to turn to the salmon fishery as a primary income producer. When the Oregon trail opened in 1841, the post was a major stop for the wagon trains crossing the Snake River into Oregon. The hospitality of the post's managers to the Oregon Trail travelers was legendary.
Managers:
- Francois Payette (1835-1844)
- James Craig (1844-1853)
Current Status
The site of the old post is supposed to be under the waters of the Snake River across from the Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area. The Fort Boise WMA is managed by the Idaho Fish and Game agency. A marker is located within the WMA along the Snake River at the approximate location of the post.
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Location: West of I-84 off Hwy 20/26 on Old Fort Boise Road, near Parma, Idaho. Maps & Images Lat: 43.823668 Long: -117.020413 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 249
Links:
Books:
- Bird, Annie Laurie, Old Fort Boise, Old Fort Boise Historical Society, Parma, Idaho, 1971, ASIN: B0006CCAG4
Visited: 12 Oct 2009
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