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| Boise Airport |
Boise Airport (IATA: BOI, ICAO: KBOI), also known as Gowen Field is a commercial airport located just south of Boise, Idaho. (references) |
| Boise Cascade |
Boise Cascade LLC, which uses the trade name Boise, is an American pulp and paper company, ranked as the thirteenth biggest pulp and paper company in the world. It was established in 1957 as the result of the merger between Boise Payette Lumber Company and Cascade Lumber Company. (references) |
| Boise County, Idaho |
Boise County is a county located in the state of Idaho. As of 2000, the population is 6,670. The county's county seat is Idaho City, Idaho6. (references) |
| Boise greenbelt |
The Boise greenbelt refers to a long walking or jogging trail through Boise, Idaho, USA that follows the Boise River and connects most of the major city parks. The greenbelt runs from the Lucky Peak Reservoir in the east and runs well beyond the city's border to the city of Eagle, Idaho. It passes through Julia Davis Park, Katharyn Albertsons Park, and Boise State University among other points of interest. Other cities with greenbelts include Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City. (references) |
| Boise Hawks |
The Boise Hawks are a short-season Class A minor league baseball team, located in Boise, Idaho. The team is a member of the Northwest League, and are a farm team for the Chicago Cubs. The team was founded in 1987, and joined the Anaheim Angels organization in 1990 - moving to the Cubs in 2001. (references) |
| Boise media |
Two daily newspapers operate in the area, each with a different primary focus. The Idaho Statesman is based in Boise, and primarily focuses on the capital city, but also considers itself the state's primary paper. The Statesman was recently acquired by Knight-Ridder from Gannett. (references) |
| Boise metropolitan area |
The Boise metropolitan area is a region of Idaho which includes not only the city of Boise, Idaho's capital and largest city, but also the cities of Meridian, Nampa, Garden City, Caldwell, Kuna, Star, Eagle, Middleton, and Homedale. This area is often referred to as the Treasure Valley, although this term can also be applied to Ontario, Oregon. (references) |
| Boise National Forest |
The Boise National Forest is a US national forest located north and east of the city of Boise, Idaho. It is about 2,612,000 acres (10,570 km²) in size, ranging in elevation from 2,600 to 9,800 feet (800 to 3000 m). The mountainous landscape developed through uplifting, faulting, and stream cutting. Most of the land lies within the Idaho Batholith, a large and highly erodable geologic formation. (references) |
| Boise River |
The Boise River is a tributary of the Snake River, approximately 75 mi (120 km) long, in southwestern Idaho in the United States. It drains a rugged portion of the Sawtooth Range northeast of Boise, as well as part of the western Snake River Plain. The watershed encompasses approximately 4,100 mi² (10,600 km²) of highly diverse habitats, including alpine canyons, forest, rangeland, agricultural lands, and urban areas. (references) |
| Boise Weekly |
Boise Weekly is a newspaper in Boise, Idaho, USA. It was founded in 1992 by Andy & Debi Hedden-Nicely and Larry Regan. (references) |
| Esther Boise Van Deman |
Esther Boise Van Deman (1 October 1862 - 3 May 1937) was a leading archaeologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her life's work centred around the analysis of building materials to establish a chronology of construction on ancient sites. Her greatest work is considered to be The Building of the Roman Aqueducts, published in 1934, after her retirement. (references) |
| USS Boise |
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Boise, after Boise, capital city of Idaho. (references) |
| USS Boise (CL-47) |
USS Boise (CL-47) was a United States Navy Brooklyn-class light cruiser. (references) |
| USS Boise (SSN-764) |
USS Boise (SSN-764), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Boise, Idaho. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 6 February 1987 and her keel was laid down on 25 August 1988. She was launched on 23 March 1991 sponsored by Mrs. Louis McClure, and commissioned on 7 November 1992 with Commander D. Mericle in command. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.
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