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White Bird is a city in Idaho County, Idaho. The population was 91 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 106 in 2000. History. At the southwest corner of the ...
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was fought on June 17, 1877, in Idaho Territory. White Bird Canyon was the opening battle of the Nez Perce War between the Nez Perce Indians and the United States. The battle was a significant defeat of the U.S. Army .
White Bird Hill Summit is a mountain pass in the northwest United States, located in north central Idaho on U.S. Highway 95. In Idaho County , it is midway between White Bird and Grangeville . The summit elevation of the highway is 4,245 feet (1,294 m) above sea level , through a substantial cut .
The White Bird Grade is a historic mountain highway along a former section of U.S. Route 95 near White Bird, Idaho, United States.It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an engineering accomplishment, a "marvel" which was an achievement of the early good roads movement.
White Bird, Idaho, a town in the United States; White Bird: A Wonder Story, a 2019 graphic novel; The White Bird, a French biplane which disappeared while attempting a transatlantic crossing in 1927; White Bird Hill Summit, a mountain grade and mountain pass on U.S. Highway 95 in North Central Idaho
The other Nez Perce leaders, including Chief Joseph, considered military resistance to be futile; they agreed to the move and reported as ordered to Fort Lapwai, Idaho Territory. [19] By June 14, 1877, about 600 Nez Perce from Joseph's and White Bird's bands had gathered on the Camas Prairie, six miles (10 km) west of present-day Grangeville. [20]
After their victory at the Battle of White Bird Canyon on June 17, the Nez Perce crossed the Salmon River to escape General O. O. Howard, who was advancing on them with 400 soldiers. With difficulty Howard crossed the river to confront the Indians, but the outnumbered Nez Perce then recrossed the Salmon, stranding the less mobile U.S. soldiers ...
The Dr. Wilson Foskett Home and Drugstore are a house and commercial building located on the west side of River Rd. in White Bird, Idaho. The pair of buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1] The house, built in 1902, is Queen Anne in style. It was expanded to the rear sometime during 1914–1918.