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Bridger, Montana
At this point the Nez Perce were only a few hours ahead of...
Belfry, Montana
On the evening of September 11, General Howard was camped ...
Crandall Creek Bridge and Sunlight Creek Bridge, Wyoming
General Howard’s troops took the Lodgepole Trail fro...
Soda Butte, Wyoming
September 6, 1877 - Soldiers begin moving up S...
Baronett's Bridge, Wyomnig
Sept. 5, 1877 - Howard’s forces reach Ba...
Side Trip: Blacktail Deer Creek, Wyoming
Emma, Frank, and Ida Cowan were escorted out of the Park b...
Spurgin's Beaver Slide, Wyoming
September 3, 1877 - Captain Spurgin gets the w...
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Bridger, Montana
At this point the Nez Perce were only a few hours ahead of Colonel Sturgis, camped on the Yellowstone River. The Nez Perce had long hoped they might find refuge with their old friends, the Crow, but it was evident ...
Belfry, Montana
On the evening of September 11, General Howard was camped on the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River just a few miles south of Belfry when he was finally joined by a frustrated Colonel Sturgis. According to a witness, “[Sturgis ...
Crandall Creek Bridge and Sunlight Creek Bridge, Wyoming
General Howard’s troops took the Lodgepole Trail from Crandall Creek and probably crossed Sunlight Creek about 5 miles upstream from here. Colonel Sturgis, however, could not find a trail leading from the Park and was convinced that the immediate country ...
Soda Butte, Wyoming
September 6, 1877 - Soldiers begin moving up Soda Butte Canyon
Soda Butte is a travertine (calcium carbonate) mound that was formed more than a century ago by hot springs. When the U.S. Army passed by this feature in 1877, ...
Baronett's Bridge, Wyomnig
Sept. 5, 1877 - Howard’s forces reach Baronett’s Bridge
Baronett’s Bridge, which sat astride the Yellowstone River at the confluence of the Yellowstone and Lamar Rivers, was built in 1871 as a toll-bridge. Jack Baronett profited more from miners on ...
Side Trip: Blacktail Deer Creek, Wyoming
Emma, Frank, and Ida Cowan were escorted out of the Park by Lieutenant Schofield’s detachment, and traveled home by way of Bozeman, Montana. All nine of the Radersburg tourists had survived their encounter with the Nez Perce. However, they did ...
Spurgin's Beaver Slide, Wyoming
September 3, 1877 - Captain Spurgin gets the wagons through
Several of the army wagons had no choice but to descend one particularly steep bit of ground that became known as Spurgin’s Beaver Slide after Captain William F. Spurgin who ...
Lower Geyser Basin, Wyoming
August 24, 1877 - The capture of the Radersburg Tourist Party
The morning after they captured John Shively, a Nez Perce scouting party paid an early morning call on the ...
Trouble at Birch Creek, Idaho
There is an abundance of wildlife along the Nez Perce National Historic Trail. All wild animals need to be treated with caution and respect. If you are planning to hike, check with the nearest land anagement agency for information on local wildlife. Know how to be safe in wild ...
Barrett's Ranch
*Adventurous Travel: roads not recommended for motor homes or vehicles towing trailers; usually passable from July to October*
Continuing south, General Howard reached Horse Prairie on August 15 and camped on a nearby ranch, “a grand farm, well fenced and ...