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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A8D_pierce-gold-rush_Pierce-ID.html
A few weeks later, a larger group of men and horses made a second journey to Pierce. The group passed near several Nez Perce Indian encampments, which had not seen many white men since Lewis and Clark passed through almost fifty years prior. The I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A6U_fraser-park_Orofino-ID.html
This 10 acre park was a part of the original homestead of John Cattron, who homesteaded the 160 acres in 1890.
Lewis and Clark passed through the park on the old Nez Perce Indian trail that went through the park in 1805. Clark returned to the We…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A6T_handsome-small-prairie_Weippe-ID.html
After the hardships of the mountain passage, the Weippe Prairie was a place of relief for the Corps of Discovery. The Nez Perce befriended them and renewed their hope of reaching the Pacific Ocean.
"the pleasure I now felt in having tryumphed (s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A6S_lewis-and-clark_Weippe-ID.html
Journeying toward the Clearwateer, 6 men under Clark met the Nez Perce Indians not far from here, September 20, 1805.
Clark first saw 3 frightened Indian boys who hid in the grass. Finding two, he reassured them with small presents and "Sent then…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A6R_weippe-prairie_Weippe-ID.html
This marker was dedicated
1957
to commemorate the arrival of the Lewis and Clark Expedition at Weippe Prairie, Idaho, Sept. 23, 1805. Also to honor the memory of Dr. J.T. Moser who pioneered here in the 1890's and to honor the memory of his da…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A6Q_first-contact-between-two-cultures_Weippe-ID.html
In late September of 1805, three young Nez Perce spied several men dressed in strange clothes and hats coming from the ridge to the southeast. The boys hid, but the men discovered two of them in the area behind his sign. The boys led these meant t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A6P_chinese-hanging_Pierce-ID.html
Charges with hacking a prominent local merchant to pieces, five Chinese were hanged here by vigilantes Sept. 18, 1885.
They were just setting out on a long, hard 240 mile trip from Pierce to face trial at the county seat in Murray when the vigi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A63_fraser_Orofino-ID.html
David Fraser, a young merchant, came to the area with a pack string headed for Pierce City, the gold rush area, to open a store in the Spring of 1863. Some people of the area encouraged Fraser to open the store here as a lot of the miners had move…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24GX_orofino-a-fine-place_Orofino-ID.html
Orofino is situated on the north and south banks of the Clearwater River.
The area's mild climate and convenient location made it a thriving Nez Perce village site long before Lewis and Clark stopped here in 1805.
Lumberjack Days
With ove…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM237V_ahsakha-village-site_Orofino-ID.html
Lewis and Clark called this place Canoe Camp.
For 11 days in 1805 the Corps of Discovery camped here in the company of Nez Perce while building five canoes for the journey to the Pacific.
For thousands of years before that, this riverbank was th…