Boise, Idaho, USA

According to oral history, French-Canadian fur trappers named Boise in the early 19th century. The trappers, after crossing the hot, dry desert, crested a hill and, gazing down on the woods surrounding the Boise River, exclaimed “Les bois! Les bois!” (“Woods! Woods!”).

Fort Boise was established in July of 1863 to keep peace in the mining camps. The City of Boise was established quickly thereafter and served as a service center for gold and silver miners in the nearby mountains and foothills. The wooded Boise River is now the scenic backdrop for the beautiful and popular Greenbelt path. So many species of trees have been planted that today Boise is known as the “City of Trees.” (Source)