Nez Percé National Historic Trail
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Nez Percé National Historic Trail:
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail
Address:Route 1, Box 100
Hwy 95 S
Spalding, ID 83540
Phone:208-843-2261 - Phone
Fax:208-843-2124 - Fax
Web: www.nps.gov/nepe
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Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail
Address:PO Box 2544
Orofino, ID 83544
Phone:208-756-4870 - Phone
Web: nezpercetrail.net
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Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail
Address:12730 Hwy 12
Orofino, ID 83544
Phone:208-476-8334 - Phone
Fax:208-476-8329 - Fax
Web: www.fs.fed.us/npnht/news
Established: October 6, 1986. Description:Trail route honors the heroic attempt by the "non- treaty" Nez Perce Indians to escape capture by the U.S. Army. In 1877, the Nez Perce were forced to leave their ancestral homelands and move to a reservation east of Lewiston, Idaho. During this journey, hostilities broke out between white settlers and some groups of the Nez Perce, and the U.S. Army was called in. The resisting bands headed east, crossed the Rocky Mountains, and hoped to find refuge in Canada. Led by several commanders, including Chief Joseph, they eluded capture for months, traveling through the newly established Yellowstone National Park (see separate entry in National Parks section) and out onto the Great Plains. Just short of reaching the Canadian border in Montana, most of the party were overtaken near the Bearpaw Mountains.
Legth: 1,170 miles.
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