The Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) people lived in the area when the Lewis and Clark expedition arrived in 1805 and provided food and hospitality to the explorers. The Visitors Center features exhibits of historic and contemporary clothing, tools, weapons, and ceremonial objects.
Contemporary productsThe shirt on the left was made about 1820 and the one on the right was made about 1880.Moccasins, 1830-40’sBeaded moccasin, about 1900Basket hats, 1820-45Ermine bonnet, 2020Bracelet, 1830-45Rope, 1820-45Quirt, 1820-45Cradleboard, 1846Saddle, 1820-45Kenneth Paul Sherwood shared his weaving and beading.
The Lapwai Mission was established on the site in 1836 by the Rev. Henry Harmon Spalding and Eliza Hart Spalding and featured the first home, school, and church in Idaho. Lapwai means butterfly.
These are the ruins of two chimneys that define the footprint of the Spalding home.Bank of the Clearwater RiverLapwai CemetaryStore near Lapwai
August 4, 2022 Vermont’s oldest geocache was closer to our campground near Albany, New York than our campground near Montpelier, Vermont so we treated it separately from other Vermont geocaches. Besides, it was harder to Read more…
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Laura · October 19, 2021 at 1:51 pm
These artifacts are beautiful.