Clearwater River
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Volcanoguy
N 46° 27.078 W 116° 48.965
11T E 514124 N 5144208
Clearwater River sign at Nez Perce NHP.
Waymark Code: WMAH6X
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2011
Views: 4
NPS interpretive sign about the Clearwater River. The sign is located north of the Lapwai Mission Cemetery in the Nez Perce National Historic Park at Spalding.
Marker Name: Clearwater River - ku s kayxkayx
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
For thousands of years the river scene at this village site hardly changed. The stream was full of fish, served as a trade route for neighboring tribes, and attracted wildlife to this green corridor.
While the river fostered a life of bounty and a sense of homeland, it also became a conduit for change -- Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery in 1805, gold miners in the 1860s, and tourists in the 1880s -- altering the meaning of the river forever.
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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