Nez Perce National Historic Trail National historic trail established in 1986. Not regularly maintained. Maintained every 3 years. Trail classified as moderate to difficult. The trail follows the route of the Nez Perce War. The 1,170-mile trail...
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park is Montana's first and best-known state park featuring one of the largest known limestone caverns in the Northwest. Naturally air conditioned, these spectacular caves, lined with stalactites, stalagmites, columns...
Homestead National Monument By the 1850's,huge land acquisitions had filled out the continental United States. the country's sheer vastness strengthened the conviction that the public domain rightfully belonged to the people. The grassy interior...
The History of Fort Atkinson A little more than 150 years ago, when the American revolution was a mere 36 years behind us, when not a single settler had crossed the Mississippi into Iowa, and when not a single mile of railroad existed in the entire...
Camp Fortunate Overlook is one of the more significant spots along the Lewis and Clark Trail. It was at Camp Fortunate that the Lewis and Clark expedition met the Limhi Shoshoni Tribe and cached their canoes and a stash of supplies for the return...
Double Ditch Indian Village, overlooking the Missouri River, was a large earthlodge village inhabited by Mandan Indians between about 1500 and 1781. The remains of earthlodges, midden mounds (trash heaps), and fortification ditches are clearly...
History of Connor Battlefield In the summer of 1865, General Patrick E. Connor led a column of troops from Fort Laramie into the Powder River Country of northern Wyoming. The Powder River Expedition's mission was to make war on the Indians and...
Located on the edge of Montevideo, just off Highway 212, the Camp Release Monument stands as a reminder of Minnesota's early state history. The Minnesota River Valley and Montevideo played an integral part in the United States - Dakota Conflict of...
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