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Judith Gap

After the battle at Canyon Creek, the Nez Perce stayed well in front of the military. Utterly worn out and with no hope of catching the elusive Nez Perce, General Howard deliberately slowed his pursuit. In a last attempt to ...

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Joseph, Oregon

 

The Nez Perce name for this area washah-un-sah-pah "big rocks lying scattered around."Today, Joseph is a town with homes, shops, and artisan galleries. The streets are 100 feet wide, originally built to accommodate a 4-horse team turnabout. South ...

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Hilger to James Kipp Recreation Area Missouri Breaks Backcountry Byway

Intrepid Travel: roads are gravel or dirt roads. Please be sure your vehicle is appropriate to those conditions. Note that some roads can be impassable during periods of inclement weather.

Major Guido Ilges arrived from Fort Benton with soldiers and ...

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James Kipp Recreation Area

Although steamboats could travel as far up the Missouri River as Fort Benton during spring runoff, the lower water of summer and fall meant that Cow Island, near where Cow Creek joins the Missouri River, was the farthest upstream boats ...

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Canyon Junction, Wyoming

September 3, 1877 - The army was running low on supplies.

“On the Yellowstone the army ran out of tobacco and most everything else, and filled up on lake trout without salt. These fat fish were ...

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Madison Junction, Wyoming

August 23 - Nez Perce camp near tourists

On the night of August 23, a group of tourists camped in the Park became worried about the Nez Perce moving through the region. However, a scout assured the tourists that they ...

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St. Joseph's Mission, Idaho

Dedicated on Septermber 8, 1874 by Father Joseph Cataldo, this was the first Roman Catholic Misson among the Nez Perce.

This building is now privately owned and is not open to the public. It is a component of the Nez ...

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Joseph Canyon Viewpoint, Oregon

Nez Perce called this area saq'nma, which means "long, rough canyon." This dramatic viewpoint on Oregon State Highway 3, about 38 miles north of Enterprise, shows where families of the Wallowa band made their winter camps, at the confluence of Joseph ...

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Old Chief Jospeh Memorial

This is a national historic landmark and sacred site dedicated toTiwiteq'is, Old Chief Joseph. He is referred to as Old Joseph to distinguish him from his son, Chief Joseph (Hinmatooyalahtqitphoto_library

99. Johnson Drug Store

99. Johnson Drug Store. 5216 Willing Street. 1910. Masonry Vernacular. This building was occupied by Johnston's Drug Store, and in the 1920s a doctor's office was located on the second floor.

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