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Boise since then[edit]
Designed by Alfred B. Mullett, the U.S. Assay Office at 210 Main Street was built in 1871 and today is a National Historic Landmark.[1]
In 1925, with the construction of Chicago-Portland railway line, Boise Union Pacific Depot was established in the city. This train station served passengers until 1997.
While to this day, Boise is on top of unceded indigenous land, and its legal status has not been determined yet, in the spirit of reconciliation between Boise's residents and the native tribes of Boise Valley, on June 8, 2017, Mayor David Bieter has declared the start of the annual "Return of the Boise Valley People Day". The Mayor's declaration stated that descendants of Boise Valley indigenous peoples will return to the site of "Eagle Rock" on the East End of Boise, a site near the State of Idaho's Old Penitentiary compound and adjacent to the Idaho Botanical Gardens.[2] In 2019, this declaration was followed up by the official renaming of "Quarry View Park" to "Eagle Rock Park" with signage also displaying the native Shoshoni name "Pava Kweena Teppi", and the "Castle Rock Reserve" to "Chief Eagle Eye Reserve" with signage also displaying the native Shoshoni name "Ige Dai Teviwa".[3] This site has spiritual and traditional importance to the natives of Boise valley, and is home to a Native American burial ground.[3]
- ^ Survey, Historic American Buildings. "U. S. Assay Office, 210 Main Street, Boise, Ada County, ID". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ “RBVP Proclamation.” Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation, June 8, 2017. Link.
- ^ a b “Boise Proposes New Names for Park & Reserve to Honor Indigenous People.” BoiseDev, April 15, 2019. Link.