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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BHW_elk-city-wagon-road_Harpster-ID.html
A scenic 1895 wagon road from Harpster to Elk City gave freighters and travelers better access across high ridges and rugged terrain to isolated mining camps
Sections of the steep, narrow road run close to a much older Nez Perce trail that led t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BBL_the-lolo-trail_Kooskia-ID.html
(This marker is composed of two panels and is presented here as if the panels were joined.)
The land today looks much the same as it did to Lewis and Clark. Today, as stewards of this beautiful land, we have an opportunity to leave a legacy f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BBK_lewis-and-clark-route_Lolo-ID.html
Route of September 15, 1805.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through this area on their westward journey following a route used by the Indians to reach Salmon fishing grounds in the Lochsa River. The Indian trail they were following lef…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BBG_lewis-and-clark-route_Kooskia-ID.html
Captain Lewis recorded on June 29, 1806: "...at noon we arrived at the quamas flatts (sic) on the Creek of the same name and halted to graize (sic) our horses and dine having traveled 12 miles. We passed our encampment of the (13th) September at 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BAM_welcome-to-colgate-licks_Kooskia-ID.html
Above the parking lot is an open glade where natural mineral licks attract a variety of wildlife. These licks were named after George Colgate who was the cook for a hunting party in the early 1890s. Heavy snow trapped the group and prevented them …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BAL_my-name-is-k-useynisskit_Kooskia-ID.html
You can find me on the ridgeline above you. I've seen many pass this way, some in joy and some in sadness, some in peace and some in war. For the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) I was K'useyneisskit or 'road to the buffalo.' For the Selish (Salish) I was Nap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BAI_nimiipuum-wetes_Kooskia-ID.html
Living in Harmony with the Land You are standing near one of the well-worn trails and a crossroads of the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) and Selish (Salish) peoples. Year round, the Mat'alaayma Bands of the Nimiipuu lived here, wintering along the river.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A4V_kooskia-crossing-kiosk_Kooskia-ID.html
(Four historical panels are located at the kiosk:)
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark expedition known as the Corps of Discovery, passed through this area in September and October of 1805, on its way to find the Pacific O…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A3G_elk-city-townsite_Elk-City-ID.html
Elk City was the first mining town in Idaho County. The first miners saw a herd of at least 700 elk while camping on the hill east of the present townsite, hence the name Elk City. In September 1861, Elk City was established between Elk City and A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A3F_mount-idaho_Grangeville-ID.html
In 1862, a noted Western scout, Mose Milner, started Mount Idaho on his gold rush trail.
But when civic leaders resisted farm efforts to organize a grange there in 1874, Grangeville grew up as a better located town. Although Mount Idaho became c…