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The Nez Perce native Americans fled through Yellowstone National Park between August 20 and Sept 7, during the Nez Perce War in 1877. As the U.S. army pursued the Nez Perce through the park, a number of hostile and sometimes deadly encounters between park visitors and the Indians occurred.
This list summarizes the major expeditions to the Yellowstone region that led to the creation of the park and contributed to the protection of the park and its resources between 1869 and 1890. 1871 Hayden Survey at Mirror Lake en route to East Fork of the Yellowstone River, August 24, 1871- William H. Jackson photo
They crossed from Idaho over Lolo Pass into Montana Territory, traveling southeast, dipping into Yellowstone National Park and then back north into Montana, [17] [23] roughly 1,170 miles (1,880 km). [19] They attempted to seek refuge with the Crow Nation, but, rejected by the Crow, ultimately decided to try to reach safety in Canada. [17]
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The Nez Perce route (red) from Yellowstone Park to Canyon Creek and the route of General Howard (purple) and Colonel Sturgis (dotted purple).. In June 1877, several bands of the Nez Perce, resisting relocation from their native lands on the Wallowa River in northeast Oregon to a reservation in north-central Idaho Territory on the Clearwater River, attempted to escape to the east through Idaho ...
Yellowstone National Park is symbolic of the American West to many. It became the world’s first national park when President Ulysses Grant signed it into existence in 1872. Most Yellowstone ...
A Yellowstone law enforcement park ranger was injured. The ranger, whose name has not been released, was stable at a hospital. The FBI is leading the investigation with help from National Park ...
The Zone of Death is the 50-square-mile (130 km 2) area in the Idaho section of Yellowstone National Park in which, as a result of a reported loophole in the Constitution of the United States, a person may be able to theoretically avoid conviction for any major crime, up to and including murder.