Today this is a liberal enclave within an otherwise socially conservative state, increasingly welcoming to alternative lifestyles, and situated amidst some beautiful countryside. Growing rapidly, Boise was incorporated as a city in 1864. Fort Boise was established by the US Army in 1863 near the intersection of the Oregon Trail and the major road connecting Idaho City with the Owyhee (Silver City) mining areas boom towns of that time. See the CDC website for details and updates.įor local Covid-19 updates see the City of Boise, and State of Idaho websites.Ĭapital of Idaho, the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area is the third largest city in the American Pacific Northwest region. There are restrictions on the entry of some travelers into the United States in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Emergency measures in the wake of Covid-19: