Title: Boise City, Ada County, Idaho, 1885
Date Drawn: 1885
Cartographer: E. H. Hesse C.E.
Publisher: Unknown
Collection: Boise State University Albertsons Library
Early settlers considered land nearest the river suitable primarily for farming. Floods, such as the one in 1876, did little or no damage to the urban area but swamped many farms near the river and damaged bridges.