Laurel in Yellowstone County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Nez Perce National Historical Park

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 19, 2018

1. Nez Perce National Historical Park Marker

Inscription. The park links a series of widely separated sites of deep significance to the Nez Perce historic villages, battlefield, and legends sites. The park experience involves a journey across both time and territory. Although firmly connected to homeland, the Nez Perce are a dynamic people who for thousands of years travel seasonally between the prairies and river valleys. This lifestyle was interrupted in 1877. Treaties forced bands from their homes in Oregon and Idaho, and war erupted.

Today those events are commemorated by the 1,170-mile Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail.

Together, the park and the trail tell the story of an encounter between two strong nations, from the 1805 meeting with Louis and Clark, to the conflicts that led to the 1877 war, to the divisions in healing process is going on today. They provide opportunities to view our shared history of this landscape through a different lens.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 45° 46.546′ N,

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108° 47.763′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Montana, in Yellowstone County. It is at the intersection of Lipp Road and Buffalo Trail Road, on the right when traveling west on Lipp Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Laurel MT 59044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Yellowstone Country

and in Greater Billings.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Aftermath of the Battle (here, next to this marker); Battle of Canyon Creek (here, next to this marker); Canyon Creek Battle (a few steps from this marker); Abraham and Carrie Erb Residence (approx. 7.4 miles away); North School's Bell (approx. 7½ miles away); The Yellowstone Trail (approx. 7½ miles away); Lewis & Clark expedition July 24, 1806 (approx. 7½ miles away);

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 19, 2018

2. Nez Perce National Historical Park Marker

Shelter at the site

The Battle at Canyon Creek (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurel.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on August 10, 2020, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.