Nez Perce National Historical Park
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- Work cat.: United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center. Nickel, R.K. An evaluation of geophysical survey instruments for detecting unmarked graves at the Mission Cemetery, Spalding, Idaho, 2000.
- The Nez Perce National Historical Park website, June 26, 2002(Location: north-central Washington, northeast Oregon, north-central Idaho, and western Montana)
- GNIS(Nez Perce National Historical Park description: Incomplete record. State: Idaho County: Nez Perce map: Lapwai Latitude: 46⁰27ʹ03ʺN 116⁰48ʹ55ʺW.)
- Nat'l parks index, 2001-2003(Nez Perce National Historical Park, listed in Idaho, also in Montana, Oregon, and Washington)
The Nez Perce National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park comprising 38 sites located across the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, which include traditional aboriginal lands of the Nez Perce people. The sites are strongly associated with the resistance of Chief Joseph and his band, who in June 1877 migrated from Oregon in an attempt to reach freedom in Canada and avoid being forced on to a reservation. They were pursued by U.S. Army cavalry forces and fought numerous skirmishes against them during the so-called Nez Perce War, which eventually ended with Chief Joseph's surrender in the Montana Territory. Nez Perce National Historical Park was established in 1965, and a museum was opened at the park headquarters in Spalding, Idaho, in 1983. The 38 discontiguous sites span three main ecoregions, covering a wide range of elevations and climate. Numerous animal species inhabit the park areas, including several that are considered sensitive.
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