Indian Agency Cabin
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Volcanoguy
N 46° 27.072 W 116° 48.901
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Indian Agency Cabin sign at Nez Perce NHP.
Waymark Code: WMAH5R
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2011
Views: 3
NPS interpretive sign about the Indian Agency Cabin. The sign is located north of the Lapwai Mission Cemetery in the Nez Perce National Historic Park at Spalding.
Marker Name: Indian Agency Cabin
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
Built in 1862 this cabin was part of a thriving complex of agency buildings in this area of the Nez Perce reservation. The cabin was probably the residence of an agency employee. In period photographs, agency buildings stood in the midst of Nez Perce tipis and lodges -- yet agents and Indians were separated by a cultural divide. From the time of its arrival the agency was responsible for protecting Nez Perce lands from encroaching miners and farmers. The cabin represents a government policy that failed.
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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