Big Hole National Battlefield
National Register of Historic Places

Big Hole National Battlefield

Wisdom, Beaverhead County, Montana
Listed
October 14, 1966
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
66000427

About this property

Big Hole National Battlefield preserves a battlefield in the western United States, located in Beaverhead County, Montana. In 1877, the Nez Perce fought a delaying action against the U.S. Army's 7th Infantry Regiment here on August 9 and 10, during their failed attempt to escape to Canada. This action, the Battle of the Big Hole, was the largest battle fought between the Nez Perce and U.S. government forces in the five-month conflict known as the Nez Perce War. In 1992, the park was made a part of Nez Perce National Historical Park, which consists of 38 locations in five states, following the flight of the Nez Perce tribe from the U.S. military, the route of which was designated Nez Perce National Historic Trail in 1986. Just east of the continental divide at Chief Joseph Pass, Big Hole National Battlefield is located on 975.61 acres (3.9 km2) (including 320 acres/1.3 km2 privately held), ten miles (16 km) west of Wisdom on Montana Highway 43. A year-round visitor center is located in the park.

Location

Wisdom, Beaverhead County, Montana
45.64822, -113.65348

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

Battle of the Big Hole – Pre-Dawn Attack on Camp
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0 mi
Battle of the Big Hole – Nez Perce Counterattack
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0.1 mi
Battle of the Big Hole – Chief Looking Glass Camp
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0.2 mi
Battle of the Big Hole – Gibbon's Line
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0.2 mi
Nez Perce War — Battle of the Big Hole 1877
1877Frontier
0.2 mi

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When was Big Hole National Battlefield listed on the National Register?

Big Hole National Battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1966.

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