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The City of Pocatello Come Discover Pocatello the gate city to the West! Pocatello , the seat of Bannock County , can trace its roots to 1882, when residential and commercial development began to appear. Pocatello 's history began long before it officially became a city in 1882. Before then the name Pocatello was called Biagamugep.Other pronunciations of Pocatello in history were; in 1857, Kocatillo, 1859 Pocataro, Pocatillo, Pocatilla, Poughatello, Pokatillo. Pocatello was named for the Shoshone Indian Chief Pocatello born in 1815 to Widzhebu (Cunning Eye) He eventually became Chief (1847) of the Shoshone people (wild wheat eaters).The Shoshone Chief granted the railroad a right-of-way through the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. Shoshone and Bannock http://www.shoshonebannocktribes.com/ Indian tribes inhabited southeastern Idaho for hundreds of years before the epic trek by Lewis and Clark across Idaho in 1805. Their reports of the many riches of the region attracted fur trappers and traders to southeastern Idaho . Hudson 's Bay Company established one of the first permanent settlements at Fort Hall in 1834. Fort Hall is only a few miles northeast of Pocatello .
When over-trapping and a shift in fashion to silk hats put an end to the fur trade, Fort Hall became a supply point for immigrants traveling the Oregon Trail . Ruts can still be seen in many areas near modern day Fort Hall. Although thousands of immigrants passed through Idaho, it was not until the discovery of gold in 1860 that attracted settlers in large numbers to Idaho . The gold rush brought a need for goods and services to many towns, and the Portneuf Valley , home of Pocatello , was the corridor initially used by stage and freight lines. The coming of the railroad provided further development of Idaho 's mineral resources and " Pocatello ...