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Powell Ranger Station
(Mile 162 Miles Highway 12)
Tur...
Clearwater Battle
(Mile 21.2 Idaho State Highway 13)
Looking Glass Village
Looking Glass
Dunwell's Ferry
(Mile 52 US Highway 12)
Gold Ru...
Clearwater Battlefield, Idaho
Grangeville, Idaho
In 1877, Grange Hall (which stood at the corner of today's...
Tolo Lake, Idaho
*Adventurous Travel: roads not recommend...
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Powell Ranger Station
(Mile 162 Miles Highway 12)
Turn off US Highway 12 and drive to the Powell Ranger Station.This area was a traditional fishing spot visited by many Nez Perce on their seasonal rounds. Fishermen used tree limbs as gaff poles and ...
Clearwater Battle
(Mile 21.2 Idaho State Highway 13)
As you drive along the US Highway 12, venture to the second battle site known as the Clearwater Battlefield . Take the Idaho Highway 13 exit. Drive through the towns of Kooksia and Stites. ...
Looking Glass Village
(Mile 75 US Highway 12)
In the area of Kooskia, take the east exit off U.S. Highway 12 at Mile Post 75. Cross the bridge and take a left to ...
Looking Glass
(Mile 75.9 US Highway)
Interpretive sign, “Peet-Kehk-Yoot (Attacked) Destruction of Looking Glass Village”
In the village of Clear Creek, Chief Looking Glass (Elelimyete_ qenin_ (Wrapped in ...
Dunwell's Ferry
(Mile 52 US Highway 12)
Gold Rush Ferry- In 1877 Dunwell's Ferry was located at present-day Greer, Idaho. General Howard had originally planned to have a detachment of volunteers cross here, go to Weippe, and squeeze the Nez Perce between ...
Clearwater Battlefield, Idaho
By July 7, five “non-treaty” bands had gathered at this site near the South Fork of the Clearwater along Cottonwood Creek: Chief Looking Glass’s Band, Chief Joseph’s Wallowa Band,Husishusis ...
Grangeville, Idaho
In 1877, Grange Hall (which stood at the corner of today's Main and Hall Streets) was the only building in sight. New settlers built a stockade around the Hall for their protection.
“I saw a baby wrapped in ...
Tolo Lake, Idaho
*Adventurous Travel: roads not recommended for motor homes or vehicles towing trailers; usually passable from July to October*
Tolo Lake (Tip'xliwam) was the gathering spot for five nontreaty Nez Perce bands, over 700 people, in early June 1877. The women ...
Fort Lapwai, Idaho
In 1863, U.S. Army troops were assigned to the Lapwai Valley in response to the gold rush. The fort they built was in use from 1863-1885. It was here that ...
Spalding, Idaho
Originally called Lapwai, this area served as a traditional homesite for over 11,000 years to the Thlep-thlep-weyma band of Nez Perce. Each summer the people moved to higher elevations to hunt, fish, and gather wild foods, returning each fall for the ...
