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Bear Paw Battlefield
The Bear Paw Battlefield - part of the Nez Perce National Historic Park - commemorates the final conflict of the Nez Perce War and Flight of 1877. Following the breakout of war in Idaho, nearly 800 Nez Perce spent a long and arduous summer fleeing U.S. Army troops. Forty miles short of the Canadian border and following a five-day battle and siege, the Nez Perce ceased fighting on October 5th, 1877. Located 15 miles south of Chinook, MT on Highway 240.
