![]() ![]() Nez Perce Village incorporated in 1903 with Kippen Village following in 1907. Together, all precincts at the 1910 census had a population of 5,037. At the 1910 Census, Nez Perce established additional precincts for Chesley, Kamiah, Mason, Mohler, and Winchester. By 1908, multiple stage lines commenced operation with terminus at Kamiah. The railroad had stops at Nucrag, Reubens, and Craigmont. Settlement increased along the route of the Camas Prairie Railroad which reached Reubens in 1906 with operation of the line starting in 1908. ![]() Their combined population at the time was 2,782. By the 1900 Census, Nez Perce County established precincts for Central Ridge, Cold Springs, Fletcher, and Nez Perce within the territory of present Lewis County. ![]() With the opening of non-native settlement by agreement of 1894, settlements emerged starting at Winchester in 1896 followed by Craigmont and Kamiah areas starting by 1898. Settlement of non-natives within the boundary of the reservation was authorized starting in 1894. The Salmon-Wallowa and lower Snake River bands were not a party to the treaty and efforts to force them to the reservation resulted in the Nez Perce War in 1877 that decisively forced all of the Nez Perce to the Nez Perce Reservation. A smaller reservation was negotiated with the Kamiah and Lapwai bands of Nez Perce, with a treaty signed in 1867. Relations with the Nez Perce were amicable until discovery of gold at multiple locations within the reservation's boundaries created tension starting in 1860. The reservation was established in 1859 following the provisions of an 1855 treaty with the four bands of the Nez Perce Tribe. The majority of Nez Perce County's territory is located within the boundary of the Nez Perce Reservation. ![]() The expedition camped near Kamiah in the winter of 1806 before returning to the main Clearwater River for their continued trek westward. The Nez Perce, like their Shoshoni counterparts of southern Idaho gained access to horses prior to the Lewis and Clark Expedition's first interaction with the tribe in 1805. Characteristics of this culture consist of more sophisticated tools for hunting and the introduction of art forms. Documented settlement of Idaho's Camas Prairie by the Nez Perce dates back more than 8,000 years with characteristics of the Old Cordilleran Culture appearing in the region. Initially, natives of the region were spear hunters of big game. History Native American Settlement Įarly settlement of Idaho by native peoples occurred around 14,000 years ago. The Clearwater River forms the eastern boundary of Lewis County, just upstream of where the Lewis and Clark Expedition put their canoes in the water for the trip to the Pacific Ocean. The county contains the northern portion of the Camas Prairie, an elevated prairie-like region of the middle Columbia basin, south of the Clearwater River. It is the fourth-smallest county in Idaho by area. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 480 square miles (1,200 km 2), of which 479 square miles (1,240 km 2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km 2) (0.2%) is water. The proclamation had been signed less than two weeks earlier by President Cleveland. government opened the reservation for white settlement in November 1895. Similar to the opening of lands in Oklahoma, the U.S. Most of the county is within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, though Native Americans comprise less than 6% of the county population. Partitioned from Nez Perce County and established in 1911, it was named after the explorer Meriwether Lewis. The county seat is Nezperce, and Kamiah is the largest city. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,533, making it the fourth-least populous county in Idaho. Original held by the University of Missouri-Columbia, MU Libraries.Lewis County is a county located in the north central region of the U.S. part of Reddish R.9W.ĭigitized in 2005 by the University of Missouri, Library Systems Office. parts of Reddish and Lyon R.8W - T.60 and 61N. parts of LaBelle and Dickerson R.8W - T.62 and 63N. parts of Salem and Highland R.8W - T.61 and 62N. ![]()
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