#448 - Nez Perce Trail
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Volcanoguy
N 45° 29.049 W 113° 58.761
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History sign on U.S. Hwy. 93 south of Lost Pass.
Waymark Code: WMFFPY
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2012
Views: 5
Idaho History Marker about 17 miles south of Lost Pass along U.S. Hwy. 93.
Marker Name: Nez Perce Trail
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
Following high ridges, buffalo hunters cut an old Indian trail along a direct route from Lewiston past here to Lemhi valley.
This trail was not available to Lewis and Clark in 1805, but an early missionary -- Samuel Parker -- crossed it with a Nez Perce trading party 30 years later. During an 1862 Montana gold rush, eager miners joined Lewiston merchants who sent pack trains over it with supplies for new gold camps. But bandits and robbers made wilderness travel unsafe along it.
County: Lemhi
Group Responsible for Placement: State of Idaho
City: Not listed
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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If possible please post a photo of you OR your GPS at the marker location.
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