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NEZ PERCE
Administrative History |
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PICTORIAL ESSAY
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First Park Headquarters . . . Robert Burns, first superintendent of Nez Perce National Historical Park, and his wife Vivian display the sign for the first park headquarters, located in Watson's Store, 1965. Robert Burns' collection. |
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Transferring the Deed . . . Governor Robert E. Smylie signs the deed transferring Spalding State Park to the National Park Service, 1966. Left to right: Superintendent Robert Burns, Regional Director Ed Hummel, state legislator, Governor Smylie, two state legislators. Robert Burns' collection. |
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St. Joseph's Mission . . . St. Joseph's Mission, Slickpoo, 1975. Founded by Father Joseph M. Cataldo in 1874, the church was the heart of the first Roman Catholic mission in Nez Perce country and was the foremost Catholic church for many years. The cooperative site is owned by the St. Joseph's Mission Historical Society. The NPS executed a cooperative agreement with the Society on June 29, 1970 providing for the preservation, protection, interpretation, renewal, and maintenance of the property. Photo courtesy of National Park Service, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Neg. 0419. |
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White Bird Battlefield, 1965 . . . White Bird Canyon was the site of a Nez Perce camp and the first engagement in the War of 1877. Comprising 1,245 acres of fee owned land and 655 acres of scenic easement, it is the largest NPS-owned site in the park. Paul J. Schumacher photo courtesy of Nez Perce National Historical Park, Neg. 1024. |
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Officers' Quarters, Fort Lapwai, 1975 . . . The building is a focal point for interpretation of the Fort Lapwai sites. Douglas Riley photo courtesy of National Park Service, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Neg. 0421. |
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Old Chief Joseph's Gravesite Wallowa Lake, Oregon, 1963. . . In 1926, the remains of Old Chief Joseph were moved to this site from his campsite where he died in 1871. The present grave site is a key for interpreting the history and culture of the Wallowa Nez Perce. Acquisition of the site was authorized by Congress in 1992. J.A. Hussey photo courtesy of National Park Service, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Neg. 0969. |
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