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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 ...
Clarks Fork Canyon
*Adventurous Travel: roads not recommend...
Dead Indian Campground
The site of Dead Indian Campground has always been a popul...
Sunlight Picnic Area Side Trip
*Adventurous Travel (2.8 mile ro...
Crandall Creek Bridge and Sunlight Creek Bridge, Wyoming
General Howard’s troops took the Lodgepole Trail fro...
Nez Perce National Historic Trail Interpretive Site
Nez Perce National Historic Trail Interpretive Site, Wyoming
While General Howard and his men traveled the main access ...
Baronett's Bridge, Wyomnig
Sept. 5, 1877 - Howard’s forces reach Ba...
Side Trip: LaDuke Picnic Area, Montana
August 31, 1877 - Nez Perce and military clash...
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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 ...
Clarks Fork Canyon
*Adventurous Travel: roads not recommended for motor homes or vehicles towing trailers; usually passable from July to October*
Troops throughout Montana had been alerted to the movements of the Nez Perce, an all out effort was assembled to converge from ...
Dead Indian Campground
The site of Dead Indian Campground has always been a popular camping area just as it was for the Nez Perce and the scouts that sought them that September.
“On the 10th we came to a ...
Sunlight Picnic Area Side Trip
*Adventurous Travel (2.8 mile round trip): roads not recommended for motor homes or vehicles towing trailers; usually passable from July to October *
This quick little side trip affords the traveller a chance to see Sunlight Creek up close. Though the ...
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 ...
Nez Perce National Historic Trail Interpretive Site
Chief Joseph Campground
Attempts by General Howard and Colonel Sturgis to communicate were interrupted and met with disastrous results as the Nez Perce had killed the messengers. This left Colonel ...
Nez Perce National Historic Trail Interpretive Site, Wyoming
While General Howard and his men traveled the main access route used by prospectors, the Nez Perce, intent on evading the army, wound their way through the mountains to the south. Braving the cold and treacherous landscape, the Nez Perce ...
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: LaDuke Picnic Area, Montana
August 31, 1877 - Nez Perce and military clash at Henderson ranch
“The Indians came up behind the house, got the horses out of the corral, set fire to the house, and went back to join ...
