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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DJD_frank-steunenberg_Boise-ID.html
Frank Steunenberg. Governor of Idaho. When in 1899 organized lawlessness challenged the power of Idaho, he upheld the dignity of the state, enforced its authority and restored law and order. within its boundaries, for which he was assassinated in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DJC_oregon-trail-monument_Boise-ID.html
Oregon Trail Monument. . Placed here by Ezra Meeker on May 9, 1906 Pioneer . Preservationist . Visionary. Ezra Meeker was largely responsible for locating and preserving the Old Oregon Trail. To commemorate the centennial of this monument, a ti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28Q5_the-log-cabin_Boise-ID.html
This log cabin is built of native Idaho woods, and each room inside is paneled is a different species.
Originally known as Chateau de Bois. this cabin was erected in 1940 to house the state forester. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28Q4_the-boise-gallery-of-art-1937_Boise-ID.html
Since opening in 1937, this building has been the center of Boise's art community.
In 1933, with financing from the federal Public Works Administration (PWA), the City of Boise broke ground for construction of the new Boise Gallery of Art.
Thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28Q3_the-wpa-works-project-administration_Boise-ID.html
Created in May 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the WPA was the largest of his New Deal relief programs...
The WPA created jobs and provided income to many Idahoans during the Great Depression. The program funded thousands of pubic works…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28Q2_mcclelland-sic-ferry_Boise-ID.html
Near this spot the McClelland (sic) Ferry Crossed the river in 1864.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28Q1_wilson-price-hunt-expedition_Boise-ID.html
In Memory of
Wilson Price Hunt
Expedition
First Whites to visit
Boise Valley
1811
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28PV_cyrus-jacobs-uberuaga-house_Boise-ID.html
The Cyrus Jacobs home, built in 1864, is the oldest surviving brick dwelling in Boise. Jacobs, a prominent merchant and mayor of Boise, lived here for almost 40 years. Beginning in 1910, it became the residence of Basque families - first, the Gald…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28PR_the-basque-center_Boise-ID.html
A place to call out the name of an old friend, play the card game "mus," sit down to a meal, or dance to the music of the accordion and the txistu, the melodic Basque flute. All communities need somewhere to meet, and this is one place t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28PP_the-chico-club_Boise-ID.html
"One of the fine new buildings in Boise," heralded the Idaho Statesman newspaper in 1935, when the Belaustegui Hotel & Basque Boarding House was constructed by Augustin and Petra Belaustegui. A few years later, part of the hotel became …