Fort Boise was a fur trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company in Idaho. First built in 1834 on the Boise River about seven miles above its mouth, it was relocated in 1838 near the confluence of the Boise River and Snake River. It was a small adobe-walled fort, famous as a stopping point on the Oregon Trail. Partially destroyed by flood waters in 1853, it was finally abandoned. after the Indian War of 1855. A trading post is a place where trading of goods takes place. ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC. TSX: HBC) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Boise Boise Area  Ranked 14th  - Total 83,642 sq. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Boise River is a tributary of the Snake River, approximately 75 mi (121 km) long, in southwestern Idaho in the United States. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the Snake River in the northwestern United States. ... Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico Adobe is a building material composed of water, sandy clay and straw or other organic materials, which is shaped into bricks using wooden frames and dried in the sun . ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... The Ox Team or the Old Oregon Trail 1852-1906 by Ezra Meeker. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Source: Dictionary of American History by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940 James Truslow Adams (1878 - 1949) was a U.S. historian. ...