Lolo Motorway - Road to the Buffalo

A Nez Perce legend tells us about the origin of the trail. A young boy was lost in these mountains. He was approached by Hah-hahts, the grizzly bear, angry that the humans were taking over his land. When confronted, ...

Kalispel Buffalo (q̓ʷyq̓ʷay)

Well-worn paths traversed the Pend Oreille River Valley long before the first explorers passed through it.  The trails provided the Kalispel people (Qlispélixʷ) with important links to seasonal food sources, community relations, and trade.

The trail to the buffalo, a ...

Lamar Buffalo Ranch

The extermination of bison herds throughout the West in the 1800s nearly eliminated them from Yellowstone; even after the park was established in 1872 poachers faced few deterrents. With only 25 bison counted in the park in 1901, Congress appropriated ...

Burning of Blackrock and Buffalo

War of 1812

Early in the morning of December 30, 1813 over 1,000 British troops landed near the foot of present-day Amherst Street and proceeded to burn Black Rock, destroying all homes and buildings. They then marched to Buffalo and ...

Buffalo

The Source of Life

While the Plains Indians hunted many kinds of animals, their very existence depended on the buffalo. The massive creatures supplied most of the meat for their diet. Every part of the great animal was used. Nothing was ...

Great Buffalo Trace

On July 16th, 1773, James McAfee, George McAfee, Robert McAfee, James McCoun, Jr., Samuel Adams, and Hancock Taylor, following the Buffalo Trace from Big Bone Lick, crossed the Kentucky River at this point and made the first survey upon it. ...

Buffalo Mirage Access

Buffalo Mirage Fishing Access is an entry point into the Yellowstone River near present-day Park City, west of Billings, Montana. Currently, the site provides a location for fishing, boating, and picnicking. William Clark and his detachment camped at this area ...

Buffalo Soldiers Encampment Historical Marker

One of four all-black regiments in the regular army at the outbreak of the Spanish American War, the 10th Cavalry camped at this site on the shore of Lake Wire in the spring of 1898 while awaiting transport to Cuba. ...

National Historic Landmark - St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo)

National Historic Landmark - St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo)

Constructed between 1849 and 1851, St. Paul's Cathedral is the premier church in Western New York.

Designed by Richard Upjohn, the leading American Gothic Revival architect of the 19th century, St. Paul's is an ...

National Historic Landmark-Buffalo State Hospital

National Historic Landmark- Buffalo State Hospital

Begun in 1872, this is an important transitional building in the developing style of H. H. Richardson. It is the first major work on which he collaborated with Frederick Law Olmsted and his partner, ...