Lapwai Mission Cemetery
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Volcanoguy
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Lapwai Mission Cemetery sign at Nez Perce NHP.
Waymark Code: WMAGW9
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2011
Views: 3
NPS interpretive sign about the Lapwai Mission Cemetery. The sign is located at the Lapwai Mission Cemetery in Nez Perce National Historic Park at Spalding.
Marker Name: Lapwai Mission Cemetery
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
Generations of Nez Perce people are buried here, as well as Henry and Eliza Spalding and other missionaries and agents. To the Nez Perce this is sacred ground -- part of their connection to a traditional homeland.
County: Nez Perce
City: Spalding
Group Responsible for Placement: National Park Service
Marker Number: None
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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