NEZ PERCE
Administrative History
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PICTORIAL ESSAY
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Pierce Courthouse, 1967. . .
The first courthouse in Idaho, located in Idaho's first gold rush town.
This cooperative site now has interpretive exhibits inside which relate
the building to the gold rush and explain how the gold rush affected the
Nez Perce people. Robert Burns photo courtesy of Nez Perce National
Historical Park, Neg. 0752.
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Archeological investigation, Spalding Mission site, 1973. . .
The NPS sponsored an investigation of the Spalding mission complex,
including the mission, Spalding home, and mill site. The arboretum can
be seen in the background. Hugh E. Manar photo courtesy of National
Park Service, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Neg. 1222.
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The last log drive on the Clearwater River, 1968. . .
Some of the park's founders hoped that the NPS might interpret this
activity for the public as a vestige of the past, but the activity
ceased after 1968. Photo courtesy of Robert Burns.
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Powwow dancing at Spalding, 1972. . .
Foreground: Randy Ellenwood. Background, left to right: Molly
Ellenwood, unidentified male child, Charley Ellenwood. Photo courtesy
of National Park Service, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Neg.
0111.
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Richard Halfmoon, 1970. . .
A Nez Perce leader and chairman of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive
Committee, Halfmoon has been a longtime supporter of the Nez Perce
National Historical Park. Woodridge M. Williams photo courtesy of
National Park Service, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Neg.
0257.
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Josiah Red Wolf with NPS Director G. Hartzog, Jr. . . .
In July 1966, NPS Director George Hartzog, Jr., visited the newly
authorized national historical park and met with Nez Perce, including
Josiah Red Wolf, last survivor of the Nez Perce War. Left to right:
Josiah Red Wolf, George Hartzog, Jr., Richard Halfmoon. Photo
courtesy of Robert Burns.
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Last Updated: 01-Jun-2000
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