Timeline of Boise, Idaho

19th century

1863 - Fort Boise established by United States Army.

1864 - December 7: Boise designated capital of Idaho Territory.

Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman newspaper begins publication.

1866 - Christ Chapel built.

1867 - Henry E. Prickett becomes mayor.

1870 - Territorial Prison built.

1871 - Assay Office (Boise, Idaho) built.

1881 - Historical Society of Idaho Pioneers organized.

1890 - Boise becomes capital of new State of Idaho.

1892 - Woman's Columbian Club organized.

Boise Sentinel newspaper begins publication.

1896 - Ahavath Beth Israel (Boise, Idaho) synagogue built.

1897 - Idaho Intermountain Fair begins.

20th century

1900 - Population: 5,957

1901 - Idanha Hotel opens

1905 - Carnegie Public Library opens

1906 - Boise Commercial Club organized

1907 - Julia Davis Park established

1908 - Pinney Theatre opens

Swedish Lutheran Church built

1909 - College Women's Club organized

1910 - YWCA organized

Population: 17,358

1912 - Idaho State Capitol opens (first phase)

1913 - Idaho Labor Herald and New Freedom newspapers begin publication.

Boise-Payette Lumber Company in business

1920 - Population: 21,393

1921 - St. John's Cathedral completed

1925 - Union Pacific Depot opens

Idaho Country Club founded, became Hillcrest in 1940

1926 - Airfield in operation, at present site of Boise State University

1927 - Egyptian Theatre opens

1928 - Bandshell built in Julia Davis Park

1932 - Boise Junior College opens

Idaho Legionnaire newspaper begins publication

1938 - Boise Airport moves to present site

1939 - Rose Garden dedicated in Julia Davis Park

First Albertsons supermarket opens

1940 - Hillcrest Country Club opens at former Idaho Country Club

State Funeral of U.S. Senator William Borah; 23,000 pass bier in state capitol

1955 - Boise homosexuality scandal begins

1957 - Boise Cascade headquartered in Boise

1958 - Second public high school, Borah, opens

1960 - Population: 34,481

1964 - Bishop Kelly High School opens

1965 - Third public high school, Capital, opens

1968 - Boise Greenbelt plan adopted

1969 - Boise College becomes Boise State College

1970 - New Bronco Stadium opens, constructed in less than a year.

Population: 74,990

1972 - St. Alphonsus Hospital moves to present site from downtown

1973 - Boise Co-op founded.

State Penitentiary closes

1974 - Boise State College becomes Boise State University and Boise Bible College established.

1975 - One Capital Center opens

Boise A's minor league baseball team begins play (two seasons)

1976 - Old St. Alphonsus Hospital arson, later razed.

1977 - Idaho Shakespeare Festival begins.

1978 - U.S. Bank Plaza opens, as "Idaho First Plaza"

Micron Technology begins operations

Boise Buckskins minor league baseball team begins play (sole season)

1979 - Mountain West Airlines-Idaho headquartered in Boise

1980 - Population: 102,249

1982 - Taco Bell Arena opens as "BSU Pavilion"

1984 - World Center for Birds of Prey established

Boise, Idaho Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens

Funeral of U.S. Senator Frank Church

1986 - Bronco Stadium installs first blue AstroTurf field

1987 - Boise Hawks minor league baseball team's first season, relocated from Tri-Cities

Eastman Building fire,

1988 - Boise Towne Square Mall opens

Discovery Center of Idaho constructed.

1989 - Memorial Stadium opens for baseball

1990 - Boise Open golf tournament begins

Boise Centre (convention center) opens

Population: 125,738

1992 - Boise Weekly begins publication

Foothills School of Arts and Sciences established

1995 - Idaho Black History Museum built

1997

City website online (approximate date).

Boise Contemporary Theater group founded

CenturyLink Arena opens

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (college football) game begins as "Humanitarian Bowl"

1998 - Fourth public high school, Timberline, opens

1999 - Boise Hare Krishna Temple built

21st century

2000 - Riverstone Community School relocates to Boise.

Population: 181,711

2002 - Islamic Center founded.

2003 - Boise Dharma Center founded.

2004 - David H. Bieter becomes mayor.

2005 - Caldwell-Boise Express bus begins operating.

Boise Guardian begins publication.

2006 - Treasure Valley Rollergirls founded.

Albertsons LLC headquartered in Boise.

2008 - Trey McIntyre dance troupe relocates to Boise.

Frank Church High School opens.

2009 - February: 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games held.

2010 - Population: 205,671.

2011 - Idaho Aquarium opens.

2012 - Treefort Music Fest begins.

2013 - City sesquicentennial.