Big Hole Battle - August 9, 1877
Some 90 Nez Perce lives were lost in this battle _ many of them women and children. Today, the Big Hole battlefield is a National Historical Site. |
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Explore the site by selecting our slideshows.
Please note:- These slideshows are in Quicktime - A free player is available here |
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The Visitor Center offers a basic orientation program and exhibit after exhibit which has changed over the years that I have visited the site.
Outside a view of the attack route and surrounding landscape shows little has changed |
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Self-guiding tours take you to many points of the battleground. A short drive to the lower parking area connects with foot trails to the Nez Perce Camp and areas where the fighting took place. Here you will discover who fought and who died where, |
The Nez Perce Flight to Canada - An Introduction